Law360, New York (May 29, 2012, 4:27 PM ET) -- Residential Capital LLC shot back Friday at pension funds and financial companies including Allstate Insurance Co. that have targeted it over soured mortgage-backed securities, seeking to pause such litigation against its executives and affiliated companies while it undergoes bankruptcy restructuring.
In a complaint filed in New York bankruptcy court, ResCap seeks to extend the automatic stay over 27 mortgage-backed securities lawsuits against it that also target nondebtor groups including its parent Ally Financial Inc., claiming that such litigation would drain the insurance policies and proceeds that...