INT'L PETROLEUM PRODUCTS v. BLACK GOLD S.A.R.L.

No. 22-15109, No. 22-16341.

115 F.4th 1202 (2024)

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND ADDITIVES COMPANY, INC., Judgment Creditor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BLACK GOLD S.A.R.L., Judgment Debtor; Lorenzo Napoleoni, Shareholder; Sofia Napoleoni, Shareholder, Defendants-Appellants. International Petroleum Products and Additives Company, Inc., Judgment Creditor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Black Gold S.A.R.L., Judgment Debtor, Defendant, and Lorenzo Napoleoni, Shareholder; Sofia Napoleoni, Shareholder, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 16, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Burns (argued), Anthony J. Dutra, Shandyn H. Pierce, and Gary A. Watt, Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco, California; Adam W. Hofmann, Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco, California; for Defendants-Appellants.

Vinay V. Joshi (argued) and Andrew T. Oliver, Amin Turocy & Watson LLP, San Jose, California, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Carlos T. Bea, David F. Hamilton, and Morgan Christen, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Foreign companies which declare bankruptcy in their home countries have the option of filing a petition in United States bankruptcy court that seeks "recognition" of those foreign bankruptcy proceedings. If the petition is granted, any action against the foreign debtor corporation—or against any of its...

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