Legal Opinion
Robertson v. Isomedix, Inc. (In re Intl Nutronics, Inc.)
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1993No. 91-15253PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we must decide whether bid-rigging and anti-trust claims brought by a trustee on behalf of a bankrupt estate are barred by the res judicata effect of a bankruptcy court’s sale order.
BACKGROUND
International Nutronics, Inc., the estate in bankruptcy, was in the business of sterilizing medical instruments and other equipment by gamma radiation. The sterilization process involved the use of cobalt-60, an isotope of cobalt. Cobalt-60 is expensive and difficult to acquire. It is highly radioactive, decaying rapidly and losing its value as a source of gamma…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In Re Castlerock Properties, Debtor. Piombo Corporation, a California Corporation v. Castlerock Properties, a California Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Clark v. Bear Stearns & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Howell Hydrocarbons, Inc. v. John AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- 17 Collier bankr.cas.2d 469, Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,918 in Re Roxanne Mankin, Fdba the Roxanne Mankin Co., Inc., Debtor. Charles Duck, Trustee v. G.B. Munn, AKA Bruce MunnCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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