Does a debtor have standing to pursue a claim against the debtor's property in bankruptcy?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ashurst Land & Cattle, LLC v. Rancho Mountain Properties, Inc., CASE NO. 12-CV-1328 BEN (BLM) (S.D. Cal. 2013):
All of a debtor's legal and equitable interests in property at the commencement of a bankruptcy case are automatically included in the bankruptcy estate. 11 U.S.C. 541(a)(1); see also Smith v. Arthur Andersen LLP, 421 F.3d 989, 1002 (9th Cir. 2005). "If the debtor suffered an injury, the trustee has standing to pursue a claim
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