United States Third Circuit

A bankruptcy court has jurisdiction to hear a post-confirmation claim brought on behalf of a litigation trust against an accounting firm for professional negligence and breach of contract.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/29/2003
• Decided 06/22/2004
• Published 06/22/2004

Judges

• Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, NYGAARD and AMBRO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alan E. Kraus (Argued), Latham & Watkins, Newark, NJ, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David H. Pikus (Argued), Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C., Florham Park, NJ, for Appellee, J. Louis Binder, as Trustee of the Resorts International, Inc. Litigation Trust.