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Alternative Dispute Resolution

May 17, 2001

Debt Reduction

Litigators can be unpleasantly surprised when a defendant's bankruptcy filing interrupts a lawsuit. Strategic questions triggered by the bankruptcy filing include whether a trial will be necessary and whether it will take place in the bankruptcy court or the original forum, and whether any judgment will be worth the time and cost of obtaining it.

        BY LISA HILL FENNING
        
        Litigators can be unpleasantly surprised when a defendant's bankruptcy filing interrupts a lawsuit. Strategic questions triggered by the bankruptcy filing include whether a trial will be necessary and whether it will take place in the bankruptcy court or the original forum, and whether any judgment w...

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