Legal Opinion
In Re Emanuel
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 23, 2009No. 18-23456PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POST-TRIAL FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
STUART M. BERNSTEIN, Chief Bankruptcy Judge.
Kenneth Heller (“Heller”) represented the debtor and the estate in a wrongful death action until he was disbarred. Substitute special personal injury counsel, Ja-coby & Meyers (“J & M”), settled the litigation, and Heller now seeks fees and expenses under a theory of quantum me-ruit. Any award will reduce the amount of J & M’s contingent fee, and J & M has vigorously opposed Heller’s application. Alan Nisselson, Esq., the chapter 7 trustee (the “Trustee”), and the United States Trustee also oppose…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re EmanuelUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2010
- Heller v. Emanuel (In Re Emanuel)District Court, S.D. New York · 2011
- In re LeeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2013
- Jose R. RiveraUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2020