Legal Opinion
In Re Dow Corning Corp.
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided November 20, 1997No. 19-42959PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON COURT’S AUTHORITY TO DECIDE DOW CORNING CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON ITS OMNIBUS DISEASE OBJECTION TO BREAST IMPLANT CLAIMS
ARTHUR J. SPECTOR, Bankruptcy Judge.
Introduction
Since enactment of the 1984 amendments to the Bankruptcy Code and to title 28, there has been a general assumption that “bankruptcy courts do not have jurisdiction to decide personal injury tort claims.” In re Thomas, 211 B.R. 838, 840 (Bankr.D.S.C.1997). See also In re Barker-Fowler Elec. Co., 141 B.R. 929, 939 (Bankr.W.D.Mich.1992); Pettibone Corp. v. Easley, 935 F.2d 120, 123 (7th Cir.1991); In…
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