ELNY Notice of Appeal

Attorney Edward Stone has filed a Notice of Appeal with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department, challenging the Executive Life of New York (ELNY) Order of Liquidation and Approval of the ELNY Restructuring Agreement signed by New York State Supreme Court Judge John M. Galasso on April 16, 2012.

The appeal, filed May 30, 2012 on behalf of 18 ELNY structured settlement shortfall victims as objectors:

• Alleges Judge Galasso "erroneously denied objectors' request to reject the proposed agreement of restructuring in connection with the [ELNY] liquidation";
• Further alleges Judge Galasso's order:
  • "[I]mproperly grants and/or continues certain injunctions and immunities and discriminates against the objectors";
  • "[C]reates impermissible sub-classes of claimants"; and
  • "[R]eflects the courts erroneous denial of objectors' requests to adjourn the hearing ... due to a lack of proper notice of such hearing."
• Seeks to compel:
  • The Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (Superintendent), as ELNY's rehabilitator, "to provide certain discovery necessary to, among other things, allow objectors to demonstrate why the plan should not be approved and submit a viable competing restructuring plan";
  • Judge Galasso "to unseal certain documents submitted to the court by the rehabilitator"; and
• Further seeks to allow the objectors "to present evidence (in the form of live testimony by certain witnesses) rebutting the receiver's experts and otherwise showing that the proposed-liquidation plan should not have been approved."

In an exclusive interview with S2KM, Attorney Stone characterized the appeal as "the next step in a crusade by some of the ELNY shortfall victims against an unfair and discriminatory restructuring plan".

Stone added: "Judge Galasso's decision came as no surprise as the Liquidation proceedings were carefully orchestrated to yield a predetermined result" according to Stone. No one who attended the hearing actually believed that the objectors had a chance to prevent the Superintendent from pushing through its plan."

Stone alleges:

• Objectors were "denied the right to call witnesses and were repeatedly rebuffed in their efforts to obtain critical data used by the Superintendent's actuaries to project future liabilities."
• Judge Galasso "ordered injunctions and immunities to continue what appears to be a massive coverup. The New York Liquidation Bureau took a solvent life insurance company and rendered it insolvent at the expense of the shortfall victims. Why is the Bureau entitled to a free pass after decades of waste and mismanagement?"

Stone said he hopes the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division will "set the record straight" and provide ELNY shortfall victims access to the data used by the Superintendent and NOLHGA to formulate the proposed ELNY restructuring plan approved by Judge Galasso.

"I am convinced that my team can quickly come up with a better plan that is less discriminatory if we are allowed access to original source materials containing the real ELNY payment schedules," Stone stated. "This data should have been made available to the shortfall victims."

For S2KM's complete and continuing reporting about the Executive Life of New York Liquidation, see the structured settlement wiki.

Comments

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Hey I agree, I feel this whole case was a shoddy operation and a cover up.
I have a structured settlement with ENLY and Im taking over a 30% loss.
I suffered for what I have and now Im gonna loose out due to poor management.
Wonder what what happen if we gave the Judge a 30% pay-cut?
What would his reaction be????
Its a cover up and I hope it all gets exposed! Please keep me in the loop and let me know what recourse I have.

Thanks