There have been some nice recent informative postings here. My two cents are that there should be plenty of money to pursue this appeal as WM has lots of cash, it is the debt (bonds) that are the insolvency issue. This bankruptcy will keep going on for a long time so funds advanced to continue the case should not be an issue but the next time someone talks to litigation counsel let them know if needed we could support the case (like with Benjamin Franklin Savings in OR). However, that certainly is a lot of work for someone to organize and as such not my preference. Also, do not expect the government to settle even if they have no case. They do not have to pay us interest on the judgment so the longer they can delay it the better. And, when have they ever offered to settle ANY of the Winstar cases? Never that I know about. The first big hurdle remains that the bankruptcy court needs to acknowledge our interest in the LTW proceeds in this case and turn the WM share conversion feature into cash. As such, guys does anyone know how we can be assured that our interests will be protected by and through the bankruptcy court? Do we need to approach someone on the creditor's committee? I agree that Siegel has sounded knowledgeable and honorable but how can we be certain that we will not get some sort of "off the wall" cramdown of our due interest in the LTWs?