Clark v. AII Acquisition, LLC

Calabresi, Circuit Judge:

*263In 2015, John Edward Clark was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. At that time, Mr. Clark was nearing completion of a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan that he and his wife, Michele, had entered into in 2010. Although the Clarks fulfilled their last remaining obligations under the plan within a matter of weeks, their bankruptcy proceeding remained formally open for another full year before finally coming to a close on August 5, 2016. One week prior to their discharge from that proceeding, the Clarks initiated the present suit:…