United States Third Circuit

A bankruptcy debtor-in-possession may invoke the discovery rule to toll the statutes of limitations on the debtor's claims arising out of its lawyer's embezzlement of estate funds.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/27/2004
• Decided 08/24/2004
• Published 08/24/2004

Judges

• Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, FISHER and ALARCÓN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kent Cprek (Argued), Jennings Sigmond, The Penn Mutual Towers, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants, Mushroom Transportation Co., Inc.;   Penn York Realty Co., Inc.;  Robbey Realty, Inc.;  Jeoffrey L. Burtch;  Trux Enterprises, Inc.;   Freight Drivers & Helpers Local 557 Pension Fund;  and Daniel L. Sandy., Vincent P. Szeligo, Wick, Streiff, Meyer, Metz & O'Boyle, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellants, William J. Einhorn;  Raymond A. Huber;  Hubert C. Dietrich;  Robert J. Ewanco;  William D. Gross;  Thomas R. Johnston;  Joseph P. Santone;  William J. Dillner, Jr.;  James H. Hutchinson, Jr.;  John P. O'Connor;  and Anthony R. Simoes.


• For Appellees:
  
• Pace Reich (Argued), Elkins Park, PA, for Appellees, Pincus, Verlin, Hahn & Reich, P.C.;   Pincus, Reich, Hahn, Dubroff & Ganz, P.C.;   Pincus, Verlin, Bluestein, Hahn & Reich, P.C.;   and Pace Reich., Andrew F. Napoli, Hochberg, Napoli & Diamond, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees, Pincus, Verlin, Hahn & Reich, P.C.;   and Andrew F. Napoli., Edward I. Swichar (Argued), Blank Rome, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee, Continental Bank., Laura S. Clare, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Wilmington, DE, for Appellee Edwin L. Pincus., Richard L. Hahn, Villanova, PA, for Appellee, Richard L. Hahn., Arthur W. Lefco (Argued), Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee, Jerome J. Verlin., Ernest J. Bernabei, III (Argued), Harvey, Pennington, Cabot, Griffith & Renneisen, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee, Herman P. Weinberg., Allen B. Dubroff, Jaffe, Friedman, Schuman, Nemeroff, Applebaum & McCaffery, Elkins Park, PA, for Appellee, Allen B. Dubroff.