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After the Defendants made a footnoted accusation that the Plaintiffs in a Chrysler Bankruptcy case are so-called “birthers” (an accusation that is completely immaterial to the point of this case), one of the attorneys for the Plaintiffs, Leo Donofrio, of the firm Pidgeon and Donofrio, blasted Judge Arthur Gonzalez’ opinion on his denial order as being “a fraud on the Court, on the nation and on truth (Dianna Cotter also reporting):”
The entire case against the rejected Chrysler dealers revolved on one simple answer given by Fiat Executive, Alfredo Altavilla, when he was cross-examined by Dealer Counsel during the hearing to decide the fate of Chrysler. Every other witness testified that neither the US Government nor Fiat requested that Old Chrysler reject the 789 Dealer franchise contracts.
Without a request by the lender (the US Government) or the purchaser (Fiat), there was no sound business judgment in Old Chrysler killing off 789 franchises. This is because when a contract is rejected in bankruptcy, Section 365(g) of the Bankruptcy Code kicks in and gives those rejected dealers an unsecured creditor claim against the estate. In this case, it was undisputed that the claim would potentially reach one billion dollars.
Old Chrysler had a fiduciary duty to its other creditors not to burden the estate with this mammoth claim. However, had a key party sought rejection of those franchise agreements as a condition precedent to the deal closing then the Court might have been justified to approve the rejections. But no party ever testified that the dealer restructuring was a necessary condition precedent to the sale closing.
The New Chrysler management were free to trim the dealership network once they took over. After they owned the company, they could deal with the dealers as they liked and as would have been governed by State franchise laws which protected the dealers. And all of the evidence shows that Fiat was happy to take on the entire dealership network in the sale. The decision to kill off 789 dealerships was entirely the brain collapse of Old Chrysler’s management. Therefore, the issue to be decided by the Court was whether this decision was made in sound business judgment.
The entire dealer rejection issue then turned on whether the rejections were a condition precedent to the sale closing. If it was not a material issue to Fiat, and if Fiat’s executive testified that they were happy to trim the dealership network after the sale closed, then Old Chrysler should not have been allowed to reject the dealer contracts. The Bankruptcy Court – under Section 365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code – must approve the rejections for them to become effective.
While numerous opposition commenters here at The Right Side of Life like to continually pronounce the continued questions of Mr. Obama’s eligibility as dead, the Democrats continue to bring up the “birthers” as a means …
Monday, January 25, 2010 Update:
HotAir.com and Patterico.com have some follow-up updates including email headers, IP addresses and potential origins from and of the Obama Astroturfer.
Sunday, January 24, 2010 Update:
More reaction is occurring across the blogosphere …
Sunday, January 24, 2010 Update:
Attorney Leo Donofrio has posted this story on his site as well as a trackback to this posting…
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In what is a blogosphere exclusive, attorney Leo Donofrio, in conjunction with attorney Stephen …
Thursday, January 21, 2010 Update:
Commenter “slcraig” received the following response from sources in Arizona via email:
“To: SL Craig
Thank you so much for your great efforts to assist us in our understanding(s) as again evidenced by …
8:45pm ET Update:
Regardless of what the federal government may do concerning healthcare, a majority of States are looking at or passing their own constitutional amendments to keep Congress from encroaching on their turf, and House …
There’s been a lot of news that has come out in the aftermath of the political earthquake we call the election of Senator-Elect (Wow!) Scott Brown (R-MA: how often have you associated an “R” with …
One more quick update for this posting. Via AmericanPower, here are the YouTube videos of Senator-Elect Scott Brown (R-MA)’s acceptance speech last night in Boston:
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Update:
With 100% of the precincts reporting, Brown …
I have been highlighting numerous stories here at The Right Side of Life that show how this week — and, specifically, Tuesday, January 19, 2010 — will be changing the political landscape as the Massachusetts …
A quick poll update:
HotAir.com ran a number of poll models on the Massachusetts special election. While the “worst-case” scenario still shows Coakley trailing by 4 percentage points, it’s important to take note of the number …
Via RealClearPolitics:
Coakley loses one-in-five Democrats to Brown, while the Republican state senator has 94 percent of Republicans behind him. Brown has a commanding 58-37 advantage among “unenrolled” voters, mainly independents and those who prefer not to …
At this point in the Massachusetts special election (to be held Tuesday, January 19, 2010), both the GOP and the Democrats show internal polling numbers with the State Senator ahead.
Steve Kornacki writes that the State …
Excellent video (huge h/t JammieWearingFool), above, in full post mode, to go along with an earlier video posting.
She wasn’t satisfied in disclaiming any knowledge in the “Reporter Down” incident, nor in making a strike-out against Fenway …
Thursday, January 14, 2010 Update:
Thanks to a concerned citizen, State Rep. Judy Burges’ bill appears to have been posted online as HB2441. The introduction to the bill shows that Rep. Burges is one of 11 …
Thursday, January 14, 2010 Update:
You’ll see at the bottom of last night’s update the second slip-up where State Attorney General Martha Coakley didn’t want to stand outside, in the cold, shaking hands at Fenway Park.
So, …
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Update:
The Washington Times is reporting on the “Kickback Campaign,” where South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster is currently focusing his efforts on challenging the Nebraska Compromise but is leaving the door …
Via AmericanPower, below are two YouTube videos containing the full 16-minute segment featuring the former Alaska Governor:
Some may speculate as to whether or not Gov. Palin’s contractual engagement with Fox News would preclude her from …
After an extremely positive showing by State Senator Scott Brown during last night’s debate as well as a phenomenal outpouring of over $1.3 million for his campaign, his Democrat opponent, Massachusetts (spelled correctly!) Attorney General …
On Monday, January 4, Attorneys Stephen Pidgeon and Leo Donofrio requested that the bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York admit them pro hac vice; this request has been granted:
Steve Pidgeon and I …
Via LegalInsurrection, a quick update for those of you who didn’t get a chance to watch either via Boston.com or C-SPAN this evening at 7pm et:
In a general discussion on healthcare, David Gergen, debate moderator, …
I had been previously reporting that Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA), currently a 2010 gubernatorial candidate, was in the process of sending a letter to Mr. Obama allegedly to request his birth certificate. On Friday, January …
Saturday, January 9, 2010 Update:
At T-10 days until the special election, Public Policy Polling, a left-leaning polling organization, posted today that Lt. Col. Brown as leading in MA, 48-47.
Best aspect? The indies are speaking out:
-Brown has …
Friday, January 8, 2010 Update:
Excerpted from Yahoo! News: “What Health Care Reform Means for the States,” the “Nebraska Compromise” is also known as the “Cornhusker Kickback,” and appears to be the beginning of the precipice …
Above is the video (click the post link for full page mode), and here are some statistics via an email from ResurgentRepublic.com showing, as I noted in my previous posting, the Democrats starting the New …
There’s been a lot going on regarding healthcare, especially concerning State-based reaction and Democratic retirements (likely on account of the toxic voting), so much so that I’m going to quickly jump from link to link.
Enjoy:
The …
To provide full context for this story, WorldNetDaily reported yesterday that radio host and Fox News Channel commentator Glenn Beck mocked so-called “birthers” and suggested that Mr. Obama is using the eligibility issue to his …
Wednesday, January 6, 2009 update:
Ballot-access.org confirms that the letter has, in fact, been sent:
U.S. House member Nathan Deal, a Republican from northwest Georgia, sent a letter to President Barack Obama on December 1, 2009, asking …