Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Dow Corning Corp. v. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors

549 U.S. 1317

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2007-03-26
Topic
general

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Citator

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Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied.

Justice BREYER took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.