- 28 U.S.C.
Moyer v. Carlyle (In re Strawberry)
Jan
25
2012
Ruling
Bankruptcy court abstained from hearing trustee's non-core state law-based legal malpractice action against debtor's counsel.
Procedural posture
Bankruptcy trustee brought an adversary proceeding against legal counsel alleging that counsel committed legal malpractice in representing a bankruptcy debtor. The bankruptcy court considered whether permissive abstention by the bankruptcy court was warranted under 28 U.S.C.S. § 1334(c)(1).
ABI Membership is required to access the full summary of Moyer v. Carlyle (In re Strawberry) Please sign in if you are already an ABI member, or otherwise you may Become an ABI Member
Court
: