United States Ninth Circuit

11 U.S.C. section 303(i) completely preempts state law tort actions for damages predicated upon the filing of an involuntary bankruptcy petition.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/16/2005
• Decided 12/12/2005
• Published 12/12/2005

Judges

• WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:, Before: KLEINFELD, WARDLAW, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rodney C. Miles, Laguna Niguel, CA, for the appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nanette D. Sanders and Michael B. Reynolds, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Irvine, CA, for the appellees.