In a significant decision for companies operating under an EPA consent decree or similar federally supervised remediation obligation, the Eleventh Circuit reversed remand of a state-law environmental tort case in City of Brunswick v. Honeywell International, Inc., No. 23-13200 (Aug. 3, 2026). City of Brunswick clarifies that companies performing CERCLA cleanup under EPA direction may…
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Bankruptcy Debtors Can Recover Attorneys’ Fees Spent in Enforcing Stay and Seeking Damages, Including for Appeals
Richard and Patricia Horne filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. After the bankruptcy was filed and the automatic stay imposed by Section 362(a)(1) went into effect, Mary Mantiply, an attorney, filed a state court action against the Hornes on behalf of Mantiply’s client. Mantiply repeatedly refused to dismiss the case,…