Legal Opinion
New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection v. W.R. Grace & Co.
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 12, 2009No. Civil Action No. 08-250; Bankruptcy Case No. 01-1139PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BUCKWALTER, Senior' District 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 stay1 permits governmental units to file actions to enforce their “police or regulatory power.” The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) presently appeals the Bankruptcy Court’s determinations that (1) its efforts to fix a civil penalty for violation of New Jersey’s Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) falls outside the statutory…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Universal Minerals, Inc. v. C. A. Hughes & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- In Re: Combustion Engineering, Inc. First State Insurance Company Hartford Accident and Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- In Re O'brien Environmental Energy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
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