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Parker v. Pettigrew (In re Osterwalder)
Dec
30
2008
Ruling
Default judgment granted to trustee in legal malpractice proceeding against debtor's attorneys.
Procedural posture
Plaintiff trustee filed an adversary proceeding against defendants, an attorney and the professional businesses for which he worked, alleging a legal malpractice claim. The trustee's claims arose out of the attorney's legal representation of the debtor in the underlying chapter 7 bankruptcy case and an earlier chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The trustee moved for default judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 55, made applicable by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7055.
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