Legal Opinion
Weisfelner v. Blavatnik (In Re Lyondell Chemical Co.)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 29, 2012No. 11 Civ. 8251(DLC), 11 Civ. 8445PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
DENISE COTE, District Judge.
Defendants in the above-captioned cases move for withdrawal of the reference to the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(d), Bankruptcy Rule 5011, and Stern v. Marshall, — U.S. - — , 131 S.Ct. 2594, 180 L.Ed.2d 475 (2011) (“Stern” ) 1 For the reasons discussed below, the motions to withdraw the reference are denied.
BACKGROUND
Lyondell Chemical Company (“Lyon-dell”) was North America’s third largest independent, publicly-traded chemical company. Basell AF S.C.A. (“Basell”) was a Luxembourg entity. On December 20, 2007, Lyondell was acquired by…
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