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Lengthy Service Oversight Causes the Bankruptcy Court to Dismiss Preference Claims

Forman v. Mentor Graphics Corp. (In re Worldspace, Inc.), Adv. No. 10-53286 (PJW), (Bankr. D. Del. June 5, 2014)

On June 5, 2014, Judge Walsh granted a motion to dismiss filed by a preference defendant, holding that the amended complaint which added the defendant to the proceeding could not relate back to the date of the original complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(c)(1)(C) so as to avoid the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.  In rendering his decision, Judge Walsh found significant the plaintiff’s failure to properly serve the original defendant with five… Read More