United States Third Circuit

Law firms were entitled to summary judgment in bankruptcy trustee's action seeking to recover certain funds received by the firms as counsel fees, where the trustee did not show the firms were aware of facts suggesting they were receiving assets from the estate.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/12/2002
• Decided 04/25/2003
• Published 04/25/2003

Judges

• Before FUENTES and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges, and O'KELLEY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Harry M. Gutfleish (Argued), Wasserman, Jurista & Stolz, Millburn, NJ, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael D. Sirota (Argued), Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, Hackensack, NJ, for Appellees.