Justices Pass On Bankruptcy Spat Over Deadly Quebec Train Derailment
May 31 2022 - 01:18PM
Dow Jones News
By Jonathan Randles
The Supreme Court passed on an appeal, raising questions about
bankruptcy court jurisdiction arising from a 2013 train derailment
in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, that killed 47 people.
Justices on Tuesday declined to hear a case brought on behalf of
victims who have been seeking to revive lawsuits against Canadian
Pacific Railway Ltd., one of several companies sued in the
disaster.
Plaintiffs argued lower courts improperly applied federal
bankruptcy rules to their wrongful death claims instead of ordinary
rules of federal civil procedure governing non-bankruptcy disputes.
The distinction resulted in lower courts dismissing their claims
against Canadian Pacific.
Write to Jonathan Randles at jonathan.randles@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 31, 2022 14:03 ET (18:03 GMT)
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