· 9/21/1994
In Re Atron Inc. of Michigan
Citations
- 172 B.R. 541
- 1994 Bankr. LEXIS 1549
- 26 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 75
- 1994 WL 533809
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that Congress did not intend to allow creditors to divest bankruptcy courts of ability to liquidate claims “by merely alleging a questionable, ambiguous emotional injury in the context of a nontraditional personal injury tort claim”
- “By giving the district courts jurisdiction over ... personal injury [tort claims] ..., Congress responded directly to the constitutional infirmities identified in Marathon .... ”
- \personal injury tort\ should be read narrowly to exclude emotional distress and other nontraditional personal injury claims
- civil rights complaint alleging damages for mental and emotional distress does not 4 qualify
- civil rights 16 complaint alleging damages for mental and emotional distress does not qualify
- all adopting the narrow view
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Judges: Jo Ann C. Stevenson
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