In re WASHINGTON GROUP INTERNATIONAL, Chapter 11, Debtors.
Jointly Administered with Case No. BK-N-01-31627-GWZ.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada.
May 5, 2004
Sylvia Harrison, Esq., WINSTON STRAWN LLP, McDONALD CARANO WILSON LLP, Counsel for the PLAN COMMITTEE.
ORDER DISALLOWING RESOLVED TORT CLAIMS
GREGG ZIVE, Chief Judge, Bankruptcy
On March 25, 2004, the Plan Committee (the “Committee”) filed its Motion for Order Disallowing Resolved Tort Claims (the “Motion”) and the Declaration of Todd J. Dressel in Support of the Motion (the “Dressel Declaration”). On April 7, 2004, the Committee filed an Errata to “Declaration of Todd J. Dressel in Support of Plan Committee’s Motion for an Order Disallowing Resolved Tort Claims” (the “Errata”) which attached a revised Exhibit A. Pursuant to this Court’s March 18, 2003 Order Granting Joint Objection of the Reorganized Debtors and Plan Committee to All Tort Claims and Establishing Procedures for Resolving Tort Claims (the “Tort Procedures Order”), the moving papers requested the disallowance of Tort Claims[1] which have been resolved in their appropriate jurisdictions with no resulting Class 7 liability. No formal responses to the Motion were filed.
The Committee also filed a Reply in Support of Motion for Order Disallowing Resolved Tort Claims (the “Reply”) which responded to the informal response to the motion conveyed by Linda M. Price in the form of a letter faxed to counsel for the Plan Committee. The
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Affidavit of Robert L. Berlin in Support of the Reply (the “Berlin Affidavit”) also addressed Ms. Price’s letter.
After reviewing the Motion, the Dressel Declaration, the Errata, the Reply and the Berlin Affidavit, and all pleadings relating thereto, and good cause appearing therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. The Claim of Ms. Price is time-barred and the relief requested by Ms. Price is denied.
2. The Motion is GRANTED and all Tort Claims listed on Exhibits A and B attached hereto, which have been dismissed, settled or otherwise resolved, are DISALLOWED.
SO ORDERED.
EXHIBIT A Resolved Tort Claims Exhibit A
Claimant Name and Address Claim Number Date Filed Claim Amount
OREGON CLAIMANTS 14636 11/27/2001
C/O JAMES E. McANDLISH
111 SW NAITO PKY
PORTLAND, OREGON 97204
TERESITA ARZUAGA RESTO, ESQ. 4648 8/24/2001 $ 325,000.00
JUAN A HERNANDEZ RIVERA, ESQ.
PO BOX 367059
SAN JUAN, PR 00936-7059
IDA GOLDMAN ET AL. 3542 8/20/2001
C/O GENE S HAGOOD
1520 E HIGHWAY 6
ALVIN, TX 77511
IDA GOLDMAN ET AL
C/O GENE S HAGOOD
1520 E HIGHWAY 6
ALVIN, TX 77511
JOHN COLE 13929 8/24/2001 $ 250,000.00
C/O PAUL McMAHON
COSTELLO McMHAHON LTD
150 NORTH WACKER DRIVE SUITE 3050
CHICAGO, IL 60606
JERRY METCALF 14220 8/21/2001 $ 160,644.08
C/O KENNETH D PETERSON ATTORNEY
PETERSON SCHOFIELD
1645 PARKHILL DRIVE SUITE NO 6
BILLINGS, MT 59102
JAMES CRUM 13103 8/27/2001 $ 171,233.10
C/O KENNETH D PETERSON ATTORNEY
PETERSON AND SCHOFIELD
1645 PARKHILL DRIVE SUITE NO 6
BILLINGS, MT 59102
CHAD E FENNER 14155 8/21/2001 $ 244,653.30
C/O KENNETH D PETERSON
ATTORNEY PETERSON SCHOFIELD
1645 PARKHILL DRIVE SUITE NO 6
BILLINGS, MT 59102
DONALD LINDSAY 14222 8/21/2001 $ 217,734.70
C/O KENNETH D PETERSON ATTORNEY
PETERSON SCHOFIELD
1645 PARKHILL DRIVE SUITE NO 6
BILLINGS, MT 59102
CONNIE McNANEY 4519 8/21/2001 $ 209,803.27
C/O KENNETH D PETERSON ATTORNEY
PETERSON AND SCHOFIELD
1645 PARKHILL DRIVE SUITE NO 6
BILLINGS, MT 59102
Total Claim Amount $ 1,579,068.45
EXHIBIT B Resolved Tort Claims Exhibit B
Claimant Name and Address Claim Number Date Filed Claim Amount
WAYNE BROCK 1761 8/17/2001 $ 3,000,000.00
C/O LARKIN AXELROD TRACHTE TETENBAUM LLP
34 ROUTE 17K
NEWBURGH, N.Y. 12550
RONALD ARTHUR SLATER 14162 8/27/2001 $ 250,000.00
1531 MASTERSON ROAD
CLE ELUM, WA 98922
RONALD A SLATER 15834 5/10/2002 $ 3,000,000.00
1531 MASTERSON RD
CLE ELUM, WA 98922
BRANDON CHAFFEE 199 7/16/2001 $ 750,000.00
BOX 182
SENECA, OR 97873
McGUINN HILLSMAN PALEFSKY
JOHN R HILLSMAN
535 PACIFIC AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133
RE BRANDON CHAFFEE
JOE CARLTON 171 7/17/2001 $ 367,470.58
MICHAEL L WEINMAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
PO BOX 293
HENDERSON, TN 38340
NICOLA A MILLER 14729 8/24/2001 $ 300,000.00
PO BOX 300883
ESCONDIDO, CA 92030-0883
LINDA M PRICE 338 7/24/2001 $ 100,000.00
264 EAGLE GLEN LANE
EAGLE, ID 83616
MR AND MRS RICHARD C CHAPMAN 1000 8/3/2001
LAW OFFICES OF CHARLES M BREWER LTD
5500 NORTH 24TH STREET
NW CORNER 24TH STREET MISSOURI
PHOENIX, AZ 85016
AMOCO OIL COMPANY 5276 8/24/2001 $ 30,000.00
JENNIFER JOHNSON/TIMOTHY J MURRAY
TRESSLER SODERSTROM MALONEY PRIESS
SEARS TOWER 233 S WACKER DRIVE 22ND FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL 60606
BP AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANY 1522 8/14/2001
C/O HOWARD J SOBCZAK
PO BOX 87703
CHICAGO, IL 60680-0703
Total Claim Amount $ 7,797,470.58