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Fifth Circuit affirms denial of remediation cost claim from bankrupt company’s escrow account
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- July 1 2011
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed decisions of the bankruptcy court and a federal district court that the purchaser of a bankrupt company’s assets cannot recover the costs of environmental remediation from an escrow account established as part of the purchase agreement
Bankruptcy court rules CERCLA claims fall outside estate
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 27 2011
A bankruptcy court in Delaware has ruled that a debtor's CERCLA claims are "non-core" claims that fall outside the administration of the estate in bankruptcy
