Legal Opinion

In Re Varat Enterprises, Inc., Debtor. First Union Commercial Corporation v. Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 23, 1996No. 95-1950PublishedCited by 350 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmp.fi by published opinion. Judge MURNAGHAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Senior Judge MICHAEL joined.

OPINION

MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

The present dispute arises from a voluntary bankruptcy petition filed by Varat Enterprises, Inc. (“Varat”), a clothing manufacturer located in South Carolina. Prior to the bankruptcy filing, the South Carolina law firm of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough (“Nelson, Mullins”) had represented Varat in various legal matters. Specifically, Nelson, Mullins obtained for Varat an arbitration award of $356,944.94 against Fitigues, Inc., in 1992.…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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