IN RE ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

Bankruptcy No. 02-41729 (REG), Adversary No. 03-04942 (REG).

365 B.R. 24 (2007)

In re ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP., et al., Debtors. Adelphia Communications Corp. and its Affiliated Debtors and Debtors in Possession and Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Adelphia Communications Corp., Plaintiffs, v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., Defendants.

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York.

June 11, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, by David M. Friedman, Esq. (argued), Andrew K. Glenn, Esq., Adam L. Shiff, Esq., Jonathan E. Minsker, Esq., Sean C. Shea, Esq., New York, NY, for Plaintiff Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors.

Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP, by Edward T. Attanasio, Esq. (argued), David M. Stern, Esq., Martin R. Barash, Esq., Los Angeles, CA, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, by Marc Abrams, Esq., Brian E. O'Connor, Esq., Paul Shaloub, Esq., Morris J. Massel, Esq., New York, NY, for Plaintiff Debtors and Debtors in Possession.

Bragar Wexler Eagel & Morgenstern, P.C., by Peter D. Morgenstern, Esq., Gregory A. Blue, Esq. (argued), Debra Kramer, Esq., Kate Webber, Esq., New York, NY, for Plaintiff Official Committee of Equity Security Holders.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, by Peter V. Pantaleo, Esq. (argued), John J. Kerr, Jr., Esq., William T. Russell, Jr., Esq. (argued), Sean Thomas Keely, Esq., Elisha D. Graff, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendants Wachovia Bank, N.A. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (f/k/a Wachovia Securities, Inc.).

Haynes and Boone, LLP, by Robin E. Phelan, Esq. (argued), Richard D. Anigian, Esq. (argued), Thomas E. Kurth, Esq., Dallas, TX, by Judith Elkin, Esq., New York, NY, White & Case LLP, by Howard S. Beltzer, Esq., Glenn M. Kurtz, Esq. (argued), Karen M. Asner, Esq., New York, NY, for Bank of America, N.A.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, by Luc A. Despins, Esq. (argued), Scott A. Edelman, Esq., Brian D. Hail, Esq. (argued), New York, NY, for Citibank, N.A. and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Administrative Agent for the Century TCI Facility.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, by James C. Tecce, Esq. (argued), Dennis F. Dunne, Esq., David R. Gelfand, Esq., Thomas A. Arena, Esq., Jeffrey L. Nagel, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendant JP Morgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent for the FrontierVision Lenders.

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, by J. Robert Stoll, Esq., Robert J. Ward, Esq., Jean-Marie L. Atamian, Esq., Kenneth E. Noble, Esq. (argued), Scott E. Mortman, Esq., New York, NY, by Robert F. Finke, Esq., Chicago, IL, for Defendants Bank of Montreal and Harris Nesbitt Corp.

Luskin, Stern & Eisler LLP, by Michael Luskin, Esq. (argued), Trevor Hoffmann, Esq., New York, NY, for The Bank of Nova Scotia.

Chadbourne & Parke LLP, by Andrew P. Brozman, Esq. (argued), Janice A. Payne, Esq., Jennifer C. DeMarco, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendants Credit Lyonnais New York Branch, Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc. and LCM I Limited Partnership.

Clifford Chance, by Margot Schonholtz, Esq., Scott T. Talmadge, Esq. (argued), New York, NY, for Defendants CIBC, Inc. and CIBC World Markets.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, by Marshall R. King, Esq. (argued), Jonathan M. Landers, Esq., Robert F. Serio, Esq., Michael J. Passante, Esq., Michael J. Riela, Esq., New York, NY, for Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Duane, Morris & Heckscher LLP, by Lawrence J. Kotler, Esq., Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant SG Cowen Company, LLC (f/k/a SG Cowen Securities Corp.).

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, LLP, by John A. Valentine, Esq. (argued), Theresa Titolo, Esq. Washington, D.C., by Phillip D. Anker, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendants Credit Suisse First Boston (USA), Inc. and The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, by Lindsee P. Granfield, Esq. (argued), Jennifer L. Kroman, Esq. (argued), Mitchell A. Lowenthal, Esq., Thomas J. Moloney, Esq., David Bober, Esq., Jane Kim, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendants Thirteen Investment Banks.

Winston & Strawn LLP, by James A. Beha II, Esq., Steven M. Schwartz, Esq. (argued), New York, NY, for Defendant J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, by Brian Cogan, Esq., Lewis Kruger, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendants D.E. Shaw & Co., LLC and D.E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, LLC.

Bingham McCutchen LLP, by Alexis Freeman, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendant GECC.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP, by Douglas A. Amedeo, Esq., Richard Miller, Esq., New York, NY, for Defendant Barclays Bank.


DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS

ROBERT E. GERBER, Bankruptcy Judge.

Table of Contents

Facts ....................................................................................31

  I.  Rule 12(b)(6) standards ............................................................33

 II.  Creditors' Committee Claims ........................................................34
      A.  Fraudulent Transfer Claims (Claims 1-12 (Co-Borrowing...

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