Legal Opinion
NF Clean v. Kakal (In re Kakal)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 24, 2019No. CASE NO: 17-35014; ADVERSARY NO. 18-3010PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marvin Isgur, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
*337On September 25, 2018, the Court found Salim Kakal's debt to NF Clean nondischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4), and (6). The remaining issues before the Court are (i) whether NF Clean is entitled to attorney's fees and if so, (ii) whether those fees are also non-dischargeable pursuant to § 523. Kakal argues that NF Clean has no basis to support an award of attorney's fees. NF Clean counters that its attorney's fees are non-dischargeable pursuant to (i) Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 38.001, and (ii) the Texas Theft Liability Act.
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