First National Bank of Boston, Successor-In-Interest of Brown Transport Corp. v. Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Cross-Appellee

TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:

First National Bank of Boston, having acquired the accounts receivable of Brown Transportation Corp., a bankrupt motor carrier, brought this action against Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., to collect for transportation services that Brown had performed for Thomson. Thomson sought to avoid the entry of judgment by asserting several claims for recoupment, which, in total, exceeded the amount that it owed for Brown’s services. The district court, to which this case was removed from state court, 1 allowed some, but not all, of Thomson’s claims for recoupment, and gave the…