Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Wiredyne, Inc., Debtor. Appeal of Tamalou Williams, Trustee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 30, 1993No. 92-1518PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This action for disgorgement of attorneys’ fees arose from a bankruptcy proceeding involving the debtor corporation, Wiredyne, Inc. The bankruptcy Trustee alleges that the debtor’s law firm had a conflict of interest when it represented both Wiredyne and its insiders in two lawsuits prior to the order for relief in bankruptcy. The issue in this appeal is whether a conflict of interest prior to the order for relief mandates the disgorgement of attorneys’ fees under the Bankruptcy Code. The bankruptcy court held that disgorgement was not required because no actual conflict…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re Kendavis Industries International, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1988
- In Re Georgetown of Kettering, Ltd., Debtor. Hunter Savings Association v. Baggott Law Offices Co., L.P.A. Frederic E. Gagel and Garrett H. FreyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- In the Matter Of: Grabill Corporation, Debtors-Appellees. Appeal Of: Daniel M. PelliccioniCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- In Re Rivinius, Inc., Debtor. Rivinius, Inc., Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellant v. Cross Manufacturing, Inc., Defendant-Counterplaintiff-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- In Re Grabill Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Meyer v. RigdonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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- In Re Frank Pio Crivello, Debtor. Kravit, Gass & Weber, S.C. v. M. Scott Michel, United States TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Hale v. United States Trustee (In Re Basham)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Meyer v. RigdonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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