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7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 41 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from In RE McMAHON.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In RE McMAHON Anchor | green | “in light of the bankruptcy code's strong policy favoring equal treatment of creditors and bankruptcy court supervision over even secured creditors, the recoupment doctrine is a limited one and should be narrowly construed.” | 8 |
| 2 | In RE McMAHON | green | “often, recoupment seeks to avoid the unjust result that would occur if a debtor who has been overpaid pre-petition by a party in a contract is permitted post-petition to make a claim under the contract against that party without regard to the overpayment it has received.” | 8 |
| 3 | In Re: Tlc Hospitals, Inc., a California Corporation, Debtor. Charles Sims v. United States Department of Health and Human Services | green | “is not to be applied so loosely that multiple occurrences in any continuous commercial relationship would constitute one transaction.” | 8 |
| 4 | In RE McMAHON | green | “while a 'setoff' is subject to the automatic stay provision of 11 u.s.c. 362 , a recoupment is not.” | 6 |
| 5 | United States v. Consumer Health Services of America, Inc. And Roger Schlossberg, Trustee | green | “with necessary adjustments on account of previously made overpayments or underpayments.” | 4 |
| 6 | In the Matter of Stephen J. Kosadnar Peggy Marlea Kosadnar, Debtors. Stephen J. Kosadnar Peggy Marlea Kosadnar v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | green | “when all claims arise out of one contract between the parties, application of the recoupment doctrine is appropriate.” | 4 |
| 7 | Dotson v. Shalala | green | “title ii of the social security act governs the payment of old-age, survivors, and disability insurance ('oasdi') benefits to disabled persons who have contributed to the social security program. 42 u.s.c. 401 et seq.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.