Legal Opinion
Ad Hoc Adelphia Trade Claims Committee v. Adelphia Communications Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 23, 2006No. 05 Civ. 5707(LAK)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KAPLAN, District Judge.
These are appeals from orders of the Bankruptcy Court approving three related settlement agreements relating to the Adelphia Communications scandal and adhering to that decision on reconsideration. One of the appellees cross-appeals from so much of the order approving the settlement agreements as authorized the debtors to grant to certain banks liens in entities that allegedly should be conveyed to the debtors free and clear of all liens.
The Appeals
In March 2002, Adelphia Communications Corp. (“Adelphia”), a company dominated by the Rigas family,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Miller v. FentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Corbitt v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Jonah Iaea v. Franklin Sunn, Director of the Department of Social Services, State of HawaiiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- In Re Adelphia Communications Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2005
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In Re SPhinX, Ltd.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2006
- In Re Adelphia Communications Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2007
- In Re General Motors Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2009
- In Re Chemtura Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Charter Communications Operating, LLC (In Re Charter Communications)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2009
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