United States Sixth Circuit

In a case involving a residential construction contract, an award of costs, attorneys' fees, compensatory damages and punitive damages following a determination that an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed by plaintiff against defendant-contractor was filed in bad faith is affirmed where there was no error in the bankruptcy court's award.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/01/2006
• Published 03/01/2006

Judges

• Before:  NELSON and CLAY, Circuit Judges;  OBERDORFER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., Bingham McCutchen LLP, Hartford, Connecticut, for Appellant.  Norman C. Ankers, Honigan, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  G. Eric Brunstad, Jr., Bingham McCutchen LLP, Hartford, Connecticut, Ralph E. McDowell, Michael B. Lewiston, Robert J. Diehl, Jr., Bodman LLP, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  Norman C. Ankers, Judy B. Calton, Honigan, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn, Detroit, Michigan, Ruth Zimmerman, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.