Legal Opinion
Adelson v. Smith (In Re Smith)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada
Decided June 24, 2008No. 19-10486PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTIONS TO STAY PROCEEDING AND FOR RELIEF FROM STAY
BRUCE A. MARKELL, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. Facts and Introduction
Plaintiff Sheldon Adelson is a philanthropic businessman with casino interests across the globe. Defendant John L. Smith is a newspaper columnist in Las Vegas. Smith wrote a book about Las Vegas that Adelson believes libeled him. Adelson brought suit in California state court seeking damages for that alleged libel. Shortly before the California case was to go to trial before a jury, on October 10, 2007, Smith filed a chapter 7 case in Nevada, partly in response to…
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