In re McInerney

OPINION REGARDING THE CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE’S MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT WITH THE ACKERMAN DEFENDANTS

THOMAS J. TUCKER, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. Introduction

The dispute now before the Court in this case requires consideration of Michigan law concerning the amount of a fee to be paid, on the basis of quantum meruit, to an attorney who did substantial work on a commercial lawsuit on a contingent-fee basis, but who was terminated and replaced by successor counsel who later settled the case.

This case is before the Court on the Chapter 7 Trustee’s motion entitled “Chapter 7 Trustee’s Motion Pursuant…