(November 18, 2016, 12:53 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — Attorneys for the parties in a creosote-injury lawsuit on Nov. 16 presented oral arguments before the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals debating whether the plaintiffs are prohibited from amending their complaint to assert certain toxic tort claims that the defendants argue are barred by an injunction and are claims that belong in the bankruptcy estate for the chemical company responsible for the plaintiffs’ exposure (Avoca Plaintiffs v. Kerr-McGee Corporation; In Re: Tronox Inc., No. 16-343, 2nd Cir.)....