Legal Opinion
Blum v. Unnamed (In re A.H. Robins Co.)
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1989No. Nos. 88-3219, 88-3221, 88-3223, 88-3224 and 88-3226PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
The appellants, Barbara Blum, Ann Sa-mani and Gene Locks were named as three of the five trustees under the Daikon Shield Claimants’ Trust (“Trust”) which was created as a part of the Plan of Reorganization (“Plan”) of A.H. Robins (“Robins”) under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Plan also created a Claims Resolution Facility (“CRF”) to handle the settlement of claims against Robins resulting from its manufacture and sale of the Dai-kon Shield. After hearing twenty hours of testimony in support and opposition of a motion by certain beneficiaries to remove all five…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Matter of Celotex Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1992
- Petaluma Co-operative Creamery v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1969
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 72,954 in Re A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor. Barbara Blum, Ann E. Samani, Trustees-Appellants v. Unnamed Claimant-Appellee, Dalkon Shield Trust, Party-In-Interest, Official Committee of Equity Security Holders, Kenneth R. Feinberg Stephen A. Saltzburg Ralph R. Mabey, Examiner of the A.H. Robins Company, Inc., Amici Curiae. In Re A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor. Official Dalkon Shield Claimants' Committee, Party in Interest-Appellant, Unnamed Claimant-Appellee, Official Committee of Equity Security Holders, Amicus Curiae, and Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Party in Interest. In Re A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor. Barbara Blum, Ann E. Samani, Trustees-Appellants v. Official Committee of Equity Security Holders, Amicus Curiae, Georgene M. Vairo, in Re A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor. Gene Locks, Trustee-Appellant v. Unnamed Claimant-Appellee, Official Committee of Equity Security Holders, Amicus Curiae. In Re A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor. Gene Locks, Trustee-Appellant v. Official Committee of Equity Security Holders, Amicus Curiae, Georgene M. VairoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Petaluma Co-Operative Creamery v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1969