PNH, INC. v. ALFA LAVAL FLOW, INC.

No. 2010-1430.

130 Ohio St.3d 278 (2011)

2011-Ohio-4398

PNH, INC. ET AL., Appellants, v. ALFA LAVAL FLOW, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 7, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Witschey, Witschey & Firestine Co., L.P.A., Jeffrey T. Witschey , Alex J. Ragon , and Betsy L.B. Hartschuh , for appellants.

Hanna, Campbell & Powell, L.L.P., James M. Lyons Jr. , Robert L. Tucker , and Frank G. Mazgaj , for appellee.


O'DONNELL, J.

{¶ 1} The issue we confront in this appeal is whether the claims of PNH, Inc., and Ronald Creatore against Alfa Laval Flow, Inc., for abuse of process and tortious interference with a contract are preempted by the United States Bankruptcy Code because they seek to recover for misconduct allegedly committed during a federal bankruptcy court proceeding.

{¶ 2} PNH and Creatore asserted that Alfa Laval misused...

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