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Judge Predicts Seventh Circuit Wouldn’t Halt Earplug Lawsuits Against Nondebtor 3M

Judge Graham in Indianapolis sees the Seventh Circuit as interpreting ‘related to’ jurisdiction narrowly and not inclined to halt lawsuits against nondebtors without a direct effect on the bankrupt estate.

Bankruptcy Judge Finds Liability for a Municipality’s Denial of Due Process Rights

A local government removed a lawsuit to bankruptcy court, but the bankruptcy judge turned around and slam-dunked the government for violating the plaintiff’s Fourteenth Amendment rights.

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