United States Fifth Circuit

A proposed agreement to liquidate claims against a Chapter 11 debtor and its non-debtor affiliates through binding arbitration, would modify a confirmed plan of reorganization in violation of the Bankruptcy Code.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/31/2002
• Published 07/31/2002

Judges

• DENNIS, Circuit Judge:, Before DUHE, BARKSDALE and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• 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.