The bank, whose failure cost Irish taxpayers
some 30 billion euros ($41 billion) in the financial crisis, was
put into an accelerated liquidation process during an emergency
session of Ireland's parliament in February.
Now known as Irish Bank Resolution Corp, or IRBC, the
liquidating bank applied in August for U.S. court protection to
prevent creditors from going after more than $1 billion in U.S.
assets.
Liquidator Kieran Wallace of KPMG confirmed that IBRC was
granted protection under Chapter 15 of the U.S. bankruptcy code
in the district of Delaware.
"We got recognition," he said, declining further comment.
The court did not immediately release a written opinion.
The recognition was opposed by property developer John Flynn, an
Irish resident of Florida.
The decision will freeze Flynn's lawsuit in Manhattan, where he
is suing to recover $11 million he claims he was overcharged by
Anglo Irish.
($1=0.7283 euros)
(Reporting by Laura Noonan and Tom
Hals; writing by Conor Humphries; editing by Greg Mahlich)
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