Section 2.18 Venue of Cases Arising Under Title 11 or Arising in or Related to a Title 11 Case

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B. (§2.18) Venue of Cases Arising Under Title 11 or Arising in or Related to a Title 11 Case

Cases “arising under” Title 11 or “arising in” or “related to” a Title 11 case generally may be brought in the district court in which the bankruptcy case is pending. 28 U.S.C. § 1409(a). The bankruptcy trustee, as a statutory successor to the debtor or to the creditors under 11 U.S.C. § 541 or 544(b) and other apposite provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, may commence a case in state or federal courts where the debtor or creditors could have brought the action under...