Legal Opinion
Gibbs & Bruns LLP v. Coho Energy Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 30, 2004No. 03-10268, 04-10173PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:
The following case arises from two law firms’ consecutive representation of a single debtor in a settlement of a breach of contract by a capital venture firm. Both firms and the debtor appeal the firms’ fee awards from bankruptcy court, and one firm appeals the subsequent settlement between the other two parties. For the reasons below, this Court dismisses the settlement appeal and affirms the district court’s fee award.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Coho Energy, Inc. (“Coho”) is a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company. In March, 1999,…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In the Matter of Coho Energy Inc., Debtor. Gibbs & Bruns Llp, Cross-Appellee v. Coho Energy Inc., Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Thomas & Culp Llp, Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Coho Energy Inc., Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Gibbs & Bruns Llp, Cross-Appellee, Thomas & Culp Llp, Appellant-Cross-Appellee. In the Matter of Coho Energy, Inc., Coho Resources, Inc., Debtors. Gibbs & Bruns, LLP v. Thomas & Culp LLPCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004