Legal Opinion
In re Muhlig
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida.
Decided June 26, 2013No. Case No. 11-14639-BKC-RAMPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*758Chapter 7
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (1) DEEMING STATE COURT JUDGMENT VOID AND (2) GRANTING FURTHER RELIEF
Robert A. Mark, Judge United States Bankruptcy Court
The debtor in this Chapter 7 case failed to schedule a potentially valuable prepetition wrongful death lawsuit against several major tobacco companies. The defendants obtained a final summary judgment dismissing the complaint for lack of standing by arguing that the claim belonged to the bankruptcy estate. The contested matters before the Court raise the following question: Was the state court judgment dismissing the complaint obtained…
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