· 12/28/2001
Arnold v. Garlock, Inc.
Citations
- 278 F.3d 426
- 51 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1204
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 27375
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- holding that “[c]ertainty or even likelihood of such an effect is not a requirement...”
- holding that “[c]ertainty or even likelihood of such an effect is not a requirement...”
- “Section 362 is rarely, however, a valid basis on which to stay actions against non-debtors.”
- “[O]nce a matter related to a bankruptcy case is equitably remanded, it is not subject to federal appellate review on any basis.”
- “Even if [defendant] had filed a counterclaim against the plaintiffs in each such case, . . . the district court would have been within its discretion to dismiss by order of the court under Rule 41(a)(2).”
- generally approving of \related to\ jurisdiction for contribution claims in the mass tort context, but declining to enter stay of the remand of third-party actions where the removing defendant had not shown a likelihood of success on any contribution claim
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Judges: Demoss, Parker, Dennis
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