Ky. High Court Says Trial Court Has Jurisdiction over Reorganized Company
June 24, 2010
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- Opinion
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that a trial court does in fact have jurisdiction over claims pending against a company that reorganized under bankruptcy law in 2002. Sunbeam v. Hon. Ronnie C. Dortch, Judge, Hancock Circuit Court, et al., No. 2009-SC-000501-MR (Ky. Sup. Ct.).
In the May 20 ruling, the high court declined to weigh in on whether the trial court properly denied the defendant's motion to dismiss the suit.
Sherry McLennon and Terry Parker filed the lawsuit on behalf of their father, Leon Fischer, whose death they claim was caused by mesothelioma. Fischer was …
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