Unsecured Creditors' Committee, Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin Financial Advisors, Inc. v. Pelofsky (In Re Thermadyne Holdings Corp.)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
KRESSEL, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Creditors’ Committee and Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin Financial Advis-ors, Inc., appeal from the bankruptcy court order 1 denying the approval of indemnification and exculpation provisions within the appellants’ letter of engagement. The Creditors’ Committee and Houlihan Lokey also appeal the denial of their “motion for reconsideration.” Because we believe the bankruptcy judge did not abuse his discretion, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
The material facts are not in dispute. On November 19, 2001, Thermadyne Holdings, Inc. 2 and twenty of its subsidiaries filed petitions…
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