Legal Opinion
Higgins v. Vortex Fishing Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 11, 2004No. Nos. 03-15487, 03-15488PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge.
Wes Higgins (“Higgins”), his wife Arlene, and Arlene’s parents Bert and Leora Vincent (collectively “the appellants”) appeal the bankruptcy court’s summary judgment award against them of attorney’s fees and costs under 11 U.S.C. § 303(i)(l). The bankruptcy court awarded both trial and appellate attorney’s fees after the dismissal of the appellants’ failed Petition for Involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy against Vortex was affirmed on appeal by the Ninth Circuit. Liberty Tool, & Mfg. v. Vortex Fishing Sys., Inc. (In re Vortex Fishing Sys., Inc.), 277 F.3d 1057 (9th Cir.2002)…
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