United States First Circuit

A Liquidating Supervisor in bankruptcy has the authority pursuant to 11 U.S.C. sections 363(b) and 704 to settle a disputed claim for the full amount of that claim in order to avoid the expenditure of attorneys' fees and costs.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/08/2004
• Published 09/08/2004

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, and TORRUELLA and DYK , Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John P. Dennis with whom Norman Brown, IV and Lynch, Brewer, Hoffman & Fink LLP were on brief for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Howard P. Blatchford, Jr. with whom Bruce F. Smith, Michael J. Fencer, and Jager Smith P.C. were on brief for appellee.