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The Bankruptcy Strategist

July 2007

Attorneys’ Fees Preserved In Bankruptcy Cases

Supreme Court Strikes Down the Ninth Circuit’s Fobian Rule

By John H. Bae and Philip John Nichols

This article discusses the development of the Fobian rule and other courts’ treatment of it. The article also summarizes the Supreme Court’s reasoning in abrogating the rule in Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (In re Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), 549 U.S. ____, 127 S. Ct. 1199 (2007).

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