Legal Opinion
In Re WR Grace & Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 12, 2009No. Civil Action No. 08-250, Bankruptcy Case No. 01-1139PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In re: W.R. GRACE & CO., et al., Debtors.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Appellants,
v.
W.R. GRACE & CO., et al., Appellees.
Civil Action No. 08-250, Bankruptcy Case No. 01-1139.
United States District Court, D. Delaware.
March 12, 2009.
MEMORANDUM
BUCKWALTER, Senior Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing triggers an automatic stay halting actions against the debtor while providing an orderly procedure for recovery of funds. An exception to the automatic stay[1] permits governmental units to file actions to enforce their "police or regulatory power." The New…
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