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Enron and Anna Nicole Smith

This article explains, in the bankruptcy litigation context, the probate exception, an arcane and traditionally misunderstood common law exception to federal jurisdiction.

16 minute read July 30, 2008 at 08:35 AM
By
Ronald R. Sussman And Seth Van Aalten
Enron and Anna Nicole Smith

On May 1, 2008, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP's bankruptcy litigation team, acting as counsel to the Official Employment-Related Issues Committee of Enron Corp.

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