First Department Rejects Bankruptcy Trustee Motion to Reinstate Fraud Claim That Wasn't Decided on the Merits

The trustee of a daughter's bankruptcy estate on Tuesday was denied a motion to reinstate a fraud claim against the daughter's mother by a state appeals court that said the fraud claim had already been "adjudicated," even the lower court never decided that specific claim on the merits.

August 19, 2022 at 05:41 PM

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Bankruptcy

Jason Grant
Staff reporter

A state appeals court rejected a motion made by the trustee of a daughter's bankruptcy to revive a fraud claim against the daughter's mother, saying that the fraud claim had already been "adjudicated," even the lower court never decided that specific claim on the merits.