Legal Opinion
Arruda v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 7, 2002No. Civ.A. 99-170-L, 99-367-L, 99-351-L, 00-447-L, 99-355-LPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, Senior District Judge.
This action originally consisted of five different complaints that, after multiple consolidations, have merged into one. The central claim before the Court, and the claim common to all plaintiffs, stems from Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, 11 U.S.C. § 524 (1994). Plaintiffs, five individuals, all former customers of Sears Roebuck & Co. and former debtors in bankruptcy, claim that defendants Sears Roebuck & Co. and Sears National Bank (both hereinafter “Sears”) violated Title 11 by entering into…
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