Legal Opinion

LaRoche Industries, Inc. v. Orica Nitrogen LLC (In Re LaRoche Industries, Inc.)

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware

Decided July 15, 2004No. 17-12664PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION 1

MARY F. WALRATH, Chief Judge.

Before the Court is the Motion for Abstention filed by Orica Nitrogen LLC (“Orica”). After considering the arguments presented by both parties, we grant the Motion for the reasons set forth below.

I.FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On May 3, 2000, LaRoche Industries, Inc. (“the Debtor”) filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. On August 28, 2000, Orica entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (“the Agreement”) to purchase certain of the Debtor’s assets constituting one of the Debtor’s three lines of businesses, the ammonium nitrate…

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