Kristine Adams v. Newport Crest Homeowners Ass'n
Case Details
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unpublished
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- Circuit
- Ninth Circuit
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Outcome
The Ninth Circuit reversed the bankruptcy court's determination that attorney's fees awards were not discharged in the debtor's bankruptcy, holding that contingent claims for attorney's fees that arose during pending litigation are discharged in bankruptcy and cannot be barred by claim preclusion.
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