Detroit Phone Card Inc. v. Verizon Business Global LLC (In re CNS Communs. Ltd.)
Apr
14
2008
Ruling
Dispute among non-debtor parties regarding fund in which debtors had no interest was not related to debtors' bankruptcy.
Procedural posture
Defendants, Business B and a law firm, sought dismissal of an adversary complaint filed by plaintiff company against defendants, against Business C (which had intervened) and against debtor and its individual representative. Plaintiff's complaint asserted rights to a fund held by the law firm in connection with a putative settlement. At issue was whether the court had jurisdiction per 28 U.S.C.S. § 1334(b).
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