Can a Limited Fund Class Action be used to adjust claims against an insolvent entity that is eligible for bankruptcy protection?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Joint Eastern and Southern Dist. Asbestos Litigation, In re, 982 F.2d 721 (2nd Cir. 1992):

These differences raise a substantial question whether a class action may be used to adjust claims against an insolvent entity that is eligible for bankruptcy protection. And, even if, in the context of insolvency, a "limited fund" class action may be used for its traditional purpose of effecting a pro rata reduction of all claims, see Dickinson v. Burnham, 197 F.2d 973 (2d Cir.1952), cert. denied, 344 U.S. 875, 73 S.Ct. 169, 97 L.Ed. 678 (1952), an even more substantial question is raised as to whether a class action may be used against an insolvent entity to adjust the claims of creditors vis-a-vis each other, without observing the protections that would be available under bankruptcy law.

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