Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of Am. v. PG&E
Mar
20
2007
Ruling
Surety's contractual claim for attorney's fees incurred litigating bankruptcy law issues should have been allowed absent statutory exception.
Procedural posture
Petitioner, a workers' compensation surety, filed a claim in the bankruptcy of respondent debtor, the surety's insured, and litigated certain language in the debtor's reorganization plan. Upon the grant of a writ of certiorari, the surety appealed the judgment of the Ninth Circuit, which affirmed the disallowance of the surety's amended claim for contractual attorney fees incurred in the bankruptcy litigation.
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