In the Matter of U.S. BRASS CORPORATION, Debtor.
U.S. Brass Corporation; Eljer Plumbingware, Inc., formerly known as Eljer Manufacturing, Inc.; Eljer Industries, Inc.; Shell Oil Company; CNA Holdings, Inc., formerly known as Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Appellants,
v.
Travelers Insurance Group, Inc., et al., Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 31, 2002.
July 31, 2002.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Jarrel D. McDaniel (argued), Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, John E. West, Gwendolyn Johnson Samora, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, for Shell Oil Co.
Paul M. O'Connor (argued), Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, New York City, James W. Bartlett, Jr., Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, Houston, TX, for CNA Holdings, Inc.
Robert B. Millner (argued), Robert C. Johnson, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, IL, Judith Elkin, Haynes & Boone, Dallas, TX, for Travelers Ins. Group, Inc. and Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co.
Mark D. Plevin, Paul Alp, Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC, for Century Indem. Co. and International Ins. Co.
Warren Howard Smith, Warren Smith & Associates, Dallas, TX, for Century Indem. Co.
David W. Parham, Strasburger & Price, Dallas, TX, for Employers Mut. Cas. Co., Gibraltar Ins. Co., Granite State Ins. Co., National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co., Old Republic Ins. Co., First State Ins. Co., Stonewall Ins. Co., Allstate Ins. Co., Reliance Ins. Co., Zurich Ins. Co., North River Ins. Co., Lexington Ins. Co., Royal Ins. Co., National Surety Corp., International Ins. Co. and Continental Ins. Co.
James A. Smith, Aronberg, Goldgehn, Davis & Garmisa, Chicago, IL, for Allstate Ins. Co.
Oscar R. Cantu, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Miami, FL, for Eljer Plumbingware, Inc. and Eljer Industries, Inc.
Michael Richard Rochelle (argued), Stephen T. Hutcheson, Rochelle, Elrod & Hutcheson, Dallas, TX, for U. S. Brass Corp.
Before DUHÉ, BARKSDALE and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
A confirmed plan of reorganization provided that certain claims against the Chapter 11 debtor and its non-debtor affiliates would be resolved in a court of competent jurisdiction and determined by settlement or final judgment. The debtor, its affiliates, and the claimants later requested the bankruptcy court's approval of a proposed agreement to liquidate the claims through binding arbitration. The bankruptcy court denied the request, and the...
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