InRitchie Capital Management v. McGladrey & Pullen, 2020 IL App (1st) 180806, 155 N.E.3d 597, reh'g denied (Apr. 29, 2020), appeal denied, 159 N.E.3d 935 (Ill. 2020), the
Appellate Court Finds Plaintiffs' Claims Under Section 362 Not Automatically Stayed
Parties holding potential claims against non-debtor third parties that are arguably "related to" the bankruptcy estate must weigh the risks and benefits of actively prosecuting such claims. The mere fact that a bankruptcy trustee could pursue such claims as property of the bankruptcy estate under Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code will not be enough to argue that such claims are conclusively barred by the automatic stay.

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