Bloomberg Law
Jan. 22, 2018, 8:32 PM UTC

SCOTUS Seeks U.S.'s View on Bankruptcy Choice of Law Conflict

Daniel Gill
Daniel Gill
Reporter

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled it will take a close look at a case involving choice of law in bankruptcy cases by inviting the solicitor general to submit a brief on the petition for certiorari.

Such invitations generally suggest that the court is more likely to elect to hear the case.

Richard and Olga Sterba asked the high court to overturn a decision that the Ohio statute of limitations should apply to an action filed in a California bankruptcy court.

The difference was significant. If the California statute of limitations applied, plaintiff PNC Bank would be barred from asserting a ...

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