Legal Opinion
Summitbridge Nat'l Invs. III, LLC v. Faison
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 8, 2019No. 17-2441PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAMELA HARRIS, Circuit Judge:
The question in this appeal is whether the Bankruptcy Code bars a creditor from asserting an unsecured claim for attorneys' fees, if those fees are incurred after the filing of a bankruptcy petition but guaranteed by a pre-petition contract. We join other federal courts of appeals in holding that the Code does not preclude such claims. Accordingly, we reverse the contrary determination of the district court and remand for further proceedings.
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From 2003 through 2012, Branch Banking and Trust Company ("BB&T") loaned $2.1 million to Ollie William Faison. To…
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