Pfizer Inc. v. Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos

Whether the Second Circuit erred by failing to apply as written a federal statute, 11 U.S.C. § 524(g)(4)(A)(ii), governing asbestos-related claims in chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, by construing the phrase "arises by reason of" as invoking only a legal standard rather than a factual inquiry, thereby limiting its scope in a manner that is contrary to its plain terms and that frustrates the congressional purposes of the statute.