Judge: Bankruptcy Stays Attorney Fees Motion In Asbestos Diagnosis Case

(October 25, 2023, 12:10 PM EDT) -- MISSOULA, Mont. — Because a railway’s motion for attorney fees in the wake of its successful pursuit of a False Claims Act case came before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) asbestos program provider’s bankruptcy, the request constitutes a claim against the debtor and falls under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay, a federal judge in Montana said....