Legal Opinion
Waldron v. Adams & Reese, LLP (In Re American International Refinery, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided August 27, 2010No. 19-30304PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM RULING
ROBERT SUMMERHAYS, Bankruptcy Judge.
The present matter is an adversary proceeding filed by the Liquidating Trustee (the “Trustee”) of the AIPC Liquidating Trust against Adams & Reese, LLP, the former counsel for the debtors-in-possession, American International Refinery, Inc. (“AIRI”) and American International Petroleum Corp. (“AIPC” and, together with AIRI, the “Debtors”). The Trustee seeks disgorgement of attorney fees awarded to Adams & Reese and additional damages based on claims that Adams & Reese failed to disclose that it had a disqualifying conflict of interest at…
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