Legal Opinion

Hennigan Bennett & Dorman LLP v. Goldin Associates L.L.C. (In Re Worldwide Direct Inc.)

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware

Decided November 16, 2005No. 17-12623PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JORDAN, District Judge.

This is an appeal of a ruling from the Bankruptcy Court denying the supplemental fee application of Hennigan Bennett & Dorman, LLP (“HBD”). For the reasons that follow, the ruling of the Bankruptcy Court is overruled and the case is remanded for proceedings consistent with this Opinion.

I. BACKGROUND

The background of this matter is straightforward. The debtors filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in January of 1999 (Br. Docket No. 1) 1 and an order retaining HBD as debtors’ counsel was entered that same month. (Br. Docket No. 8.) The…

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