Legal Opinion
Ryan Operations G.P. v. Santiam-Midwest Lumber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 15, 1996No. 95-3250UnknownCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SAROKIN, Circuit Judge:
This case raises issues concerning the application and scope of the doctrine of judicial estoppel. The district court, upon recommendation of a United States Magistrate Judge, granted summary judgment in favor of defendants on the theory that plaintiff, having failed to disclose its claims against defendants as a contingent asset in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, was judicially estopped from seeking to recover on those claims. For the reasons that follow, we will reverse.
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Ryan Operations, plaintiff in this matter 1 , is in the business of…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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3Cited by33 opinions
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