Applying the plain meaning to the court-approved contingency fee agreement, the Court REVERSED, in part, concluding that certain categories of "damages" awarded by an Arbitrator should have been...
In re John Wilson, Case No. 15-1150 (7th Cir., Aug. 10, 2015)
Ruling:
Affirmed the judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; the 7th
Circuit upheld the fee awarded to the chapter 7 trustee after it was challenged by a creditor.
Barron & Newburger, P.C. v. Texas Skyline, Ltd. (In re Woerner), --- F.3d ---, Case No. 13-50075 (5th Cir. Apr. 9, 2015)
Ruling:
In this “Anti-Snax” decision by the en banc Court of Appeals, the Fifth Circuit OVERTURNED its retrospective attorney’s-fee rule from In re Pro-Snax Distributors, Inc., 157 F.3d 414 (5th Cir....
Judge(s):
Edward C. Prado writing for the en banc court; Grady Jolly specially concurring
