BANKRUPTCY LAW CASES

• Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC v. Citation Corp.
• Christopher v. Cox

U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, July 26, 2007
Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC v. Citation Corp., No. 06-15108
Order reversing bankruptcy court's order awarding an adjusted fee for the investment banking services of defendant, and affirming bankruptcy court's finding that defendant's failure to disclose potential conflicts did not violate Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2014 or harm the bankruptcy estate, is reversed in part where the district court erred by concluding the bankruptcy court improperly considered a reasonable lodestar in calculating defendant's attorney fees, and to the extent the district court found the bankruptcy court had considered whether defendant's conduct violated Rule 2014. Read more...

U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, July 27, 2007
Christopher v. Cox, No. 04-15891
Bankruptcy court determination that the contemporaneous execution of a warranty deed to a tract of land and a contract giving the grantee an option to purchase the land within a time certain created a mortgage in which the grantee became the mortgagor and the grantor the mortgagee is affirmed where the bankruptcy court's finding was not clearly erroneous. Read more...