DE Bankruptcy Court Denies Canadian Employees' Motion To File Late Proof Of Claim In Nortel

In the case of In re Nortel Networks, Inc. et al., Case No. 09-10138 (KG) (Del. Bankr. Ct. May 21, 2015), Judge Gross considered a motion filed by the "Ad Hoc Committee of Canadian Employees Terminated Pre-Petition" seeking leave to file proofs of claim after the expiration of the Bar Date applicable to Nortel's U.S. Debtors.

Background

The Canadian Employees are a self-styled "Ad Hoc Committee" of approximately 1705 former employees of the Canadian Debtors. They were not employees of any of the U.S. Nortel debtors. Prior to the Petition Date, each of the Canadian Debtors...