Legal Opinion
In Re Keene Corp.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 20, 1995No. 18-36970PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION DENYING FIBREBOARD’S MOTION TO FILE A LATE PROOF OF CLAIM
STUART M. BERNSTEIN, Bankruptcy Judge.
Fibreboard Corporation (“Fibreboard”), a co-defendant with the debtor, Keene Corporation (“Keene”), in many asbestos-related personal injury and property damage lawsuits, seeks leave to file a late claim, sounding in contribution or indemnity, pursuant to Fed.R.Bankr.P. 3003(c)(3) and 9006(b)(1). It argues that its failure to file a timely claim is due to “excusable neglect” as the Supreme Court construed that phrase in Pioneer Inv. Servs. Co. v. Brunswick Assocs. Ltd.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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