8 results for 'cat:"Bankruptcy" AND cat:"Attorney Fees"'.
J. Lafferty upholds the bankruptcy court's denial of a company's motion for relief from a fee order requiring it to pay attorney fees for a debtor arising from an approved agreement between it and the debtor. Contrary to the company's argument, the bankruptcy court had jurisdiction and it did not infringe on the company's due process rights. Affirmed.
Court: 9th Circuit, Judge: Lafferty, Filed On: February 28, 2024, Case #: NV-22-1212-LBC , Categories: bankruptcy, attorney Fees
J. Greene finds that the trial court properly denied the attorney additional fees from his former client who did not fully pay a note for a contingency fee debt and then filed for bankruptcy protection. The note did not obligate the former client to pay the additional fees that the attorney incurred in the bankruptcy case. Affirmed.
Court: Louisiana Court Of Appeal, Judge: Greene, Filed On: February 8, 2024, Case #: 2023CA0694, Categories: bankruptcy, attorney Fees, Contract
J. Aenlle-Rocha grants the lessee $119,200 in attorney fees as the prevailing party in the various companies' appeals of the Bankruptcy Court’s order granting the lessee’s motion to assume the lease and sublease of four floors and a basement of a central Lose Angeles property. The lessee’s requested hourly rates for its attorneys are reasonable because they are skilled lawyers whose hourly rates reflect their knowledge and quality of service, and the lessee provides copies of its attorneys’ billing records to prove it.
Court: USDC Central District of California, Judge: Aenlle-Rocha, Filed On: September 20, 2023, Case #: 2:20cv10656, NOS: Bankruptcy Appeal 28 USC 158 - Bankruptcy, Categories: bankruptcy, Property, attorney Fees
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J. Yu finds that the lower court properly awarded an equitable fee award in an underlying foreclosure dispute. The prevailing party won their case based on the legal idea, outlined in another bankruptcy ruling ordered by this court the same day, that a bankruptcy does not have to trigger the statute of limitations on a deed of trust. As a result, the deed of trust in question in the foreclosure proceedings was timely commenced and the award was proper. Affirmed.
Court: Washington Supreme Court, Judge: Yu, Filed On: July 20, 2023, Case #: 100918-6 , Categories: bankruptcy, attorney Fees
Per curiam, the circuit finds that the district court properly reopened an involuntary Chapter 11 action to pay attorney fees for post-confirmation services because billing was closely reviewed and adjusted. Affirmed.
Court: 2nd Circuit, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 26, 2023, Case #: 22-851, Categories: bankruptcy, attorney Fees