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Eastman v. Union Pac. R.R.

Ruling
Personal injury action dismissed as debtor failed to disclose cause of action in bankruptcy case.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff former employee sought review of a decision of the District Court for the District of Wyoming, which, in his personal injury action against defendants, his former employer and others, held that he was judicially estopped from pursuing his claims because he failed to disclose them to a bankruptcy court in the context of his chapter 7 bankruptcy as was required under 11 U.S.C. § 521(1).

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Court :
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opinion summary, case decided on July 06, 2007 , LexisNexis #0807-064