IN RE: ODYSSEY CONTRACTING CORP. (2026)

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania.

IN RE: ODYSSEY CONTRACTING CORP., Debtor. Crystal Thornton-Illar, Chapter 7 Trustee, Plaintiff, v. Nicholas S. Semanderes, Houston Industrial Corporation, Geronimo Painting, Co., and Amari Painting and Lining, LLC, Defendants.

Bankruptcy No. 15-22330-CMB

Decided: April 20, 2026

Donald R. Calaiaro, Calaiaro Valencik, Pittsburgh, PA, Andrew Kevin Pratt, for Defendant Geronimo Painting, Co. Robert E. Dauer, Jr., Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP, Henry, Pittsburgh, PA, Gary M. Sanderson, Highmark Health, 120 Pittsburgh, PA, for Defendants Nicholas S. Semanderes and Amari Painting and Lining, LLC. Jana S. Pail, Jana S. Pail, Attorney at Law, Pittsburgh, PA, for Defendant Houston Industrial Corporation. Arthur Zamosky, Bernstein-Burkley, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA, for Trustee Brian P. Cavanaugh and Plaintiff Crystal Thornton-Illar

Related to Doc. Nos. 132, 138, 139, 140, 141

ORDER

AND NOW, this 20th day of April, 2026, for the reasons set forth in the Memorandum Opinion entered on this date, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that:

1. Defendant Houston Industrial Corporation's Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 138), Defendant Amari Painting and Lining, LLC's Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 139), Defendant Nicholas Semanderes’ Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 140), and Defendant Geronimo Painting Co., Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 141) are GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.

2. Counts II and III of the Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 132) are DISMISSED without prejudice.

3. The Amended Complaint shall otherwise proceed as to Counts I, IV, and V.

4. Further scheduling will be addressed by a separate order.

Carlota M. Böhm, United States Bankruptcy Judge

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