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Michigan Workers’ Compensation Agency v. Ace American Insurance Co.

Michigan Workers’ Compensation Agency v. Ace American Insurance Co.

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Posted Fri, May 25th, 2012 11:30 pm

Docket: 11-1229
Issue(s): (1) Whether a bankruptcy court’s exercise of its in rem jurisdiction categorically abrogates state sovereign immunity, regardless of the governmental unit’s role in the particular bankruptcy proceeding; and (2) whether the Bankruptcy Code’s abrogation of sovereign immunity extends to a state-law statutory claim that does not involve the discharged debtor.

Posted in Michigan Workers’ Compensation Agency v. Ace American Insurance Co., Cases in the Pipeline

Recommended Citation: Matthew Bush, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (May. 25, 2012, 11:30 PM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/05/petition-of-the-day-292/

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