Legal Opinion
In Re Texaco, Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 16, 1988No. 18-13217PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON FEE APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVE ATTORNEYS
HOWARD SCHWARTZBERG, Bankruptcy Judge.
The plaintiffs’ attorneys in state court derivative actions commenced on behalf of Texaco, Inc. have filed fee applications in the Texaco reorganization. These Derivative Attorneys seek $10,000,000 in fees and $165,630.84 in disbursements. The objec-tants, consisting of the equity holders and creditors committee, as well as individual shareholders of Texaco, Inc., assert the Derivative Attorneys did not benefit nor make a substantial contribution to the debtors’ estates in compliance with the Bankruptcy…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Texaco, Inc. (In Re Texaco, Inc.)District Court, S.D. New York · 1988
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