New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection can't use its police and regulatory powers to collect an $800 million fine from a company in Chapter 11, a bankruptcy judge says. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Judith Fitzgerald found that the DEP's claim against W.R. Grace & Co. was a suit for money due, not a regulatory action warranting exemption from the automatic stay to protect public health and safety, as the site "has been cleaned up and the claim for cleanup belongs to the EPA."
April 11, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection can’t use its police and regulatory powers to collect an $800 million fine from a company in Chapter 11, a bankruptcy judge says.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Judith Fitzgerald found that the claim against W.R. Grace & Co. was a suit for money due, not a regulatory action warranting exemption from the automatic stay of 11 U.S.C. 362.
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