Legal Opinion
In the Matter Of: Grabill Corporation, Debtors-Appellees. Appeal Of: Daniel M. Pelliccioni
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 5, 1993No. 92-1209PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Attorneys with the law firm of Katten Muchin & Zavis whom we shall refer to collectively as Katten Muchin sought an award of attorney’s fees and related expenses incurred on behalf of the debtor corporations (Grabill for short). They sought it in vain, and appeal.
Careful attention to chronology is the key to understanding this case. Grabill retained Katten Muchin on January 11, 1989, to help it restructure Grabill’s unsecured loans. Grabill was not yet in bankruptcy. On the same day, Katten Muchin was also retained by William Stoecker, the 100 percent owner of Grabill.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- In the Matter of Jartran, Inc., Debtor. Appeal of Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation and Sandra C. Tinsley, IncCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- In The Matter Of Andrew H. KilgusCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- William F. Grun v. Pneumo Abex Corp., Pa Holdings Corp., and the Henley Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- 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
- Paganis v. BlonsteinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- George Lowe v. McGraw Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
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