Legal Opinion
U.S. Lines, Inc. v. U.S. Lines Reorganization Trust
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 17, 2001No. 00 Civ. 3800 RWSPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
The appellant Maritime Asbestosis Legal Clinic (“MALC”) has appealed an order of March 8, 2000 of the Bankruptcy Court entered by the Honorable Arthur J. Gonzalez (the “March 2000 Order”) which expunged 23,963 claims of seamen exposed to asbestos filed by MALC in the bankruptcy proceeding of appellees United States Lines Inc. (“Lines”) and United States Lines (S.A.) Inc. Reorganization Trust (the “Trust”). For the reasons set forth below, the March 2000 Order is affirmed.
The issues presented by this appeal include the complications presented by the Supreme Court’s…
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