Legal Opinion
Phoenix Restaurant Group, Inc. v. Fuller, Fuller & Associates, P.A. (In Re Phoenix Restaurant Group, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided November 8, 2004No. Bankruptcy No. 301-12036. Adversary No. 303-0667PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum
KEITH M. LUNDIN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The issues on summary judgment are whether the payment of attorney fees as part of a litigation settlement was 1) to or for the benefit of a creditor under 11 U.S.C. § 547(b)(1); 2) on account of an antecedent debt under 11 U.S.C. § 547(b)(2); 3) a contemporaneous exchange for new value under 11 U.S.C. § 547(c)(1); or 4) followed by new value under 11 U.S.C. § 547(c)(4). The attorney fee payment was made to or for the benefit of a creditor and on account of an antecedent debt. The defenses of contemporaneous exchange for new value and subsequent new…
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