United States Sixth Circuit

A district court's reversal of a bankruptcy court's grant of a motion to stay a contract and patent action, involving artificial-wood door manufacturing against a reorganized debtor, is affirmed where the definition of post-confirmation recoverable administrative-expense claims in the debtor's reorganization plan covered plaintiff's claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/05/2006
• Published 05/05/2006

Judges

• SUTTON, Circuit Judge., Before:  SILER, SUTTON, and COOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Debra A. Dandeneau, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York, New York, for Appellant.  Audrey S. Trundle, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, New York, New York, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Debra A. Dandeneau, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York, New York, Iris S. Rogatinsky, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Miami, Florida, Matthew J. Calvert, Hunton & Williams, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellant.  Audrey S. Trundle, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, New York, New York, Christopher H. Buckley, Jr., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington, D.C., Henry E. Menninger, Jr., Wood & Lamping, Cincinnati, Ohio, John L. Taylor, Jr., Celeste McCollough, Chorey Taylor & Feil, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellee.