Court of Claims Upholds Fee Increase for U.S. Trustee System
The Fifth Circuit and now the Court of Claims found no constitutional flaw in the 2017 increase in fees paid by chapter 11 debtors to the U.S. Trustee system.
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Fifth Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of Increase in U.S. Trustee Fees
Dissenter in the Fifth Circuit believes that having both U.S. Trustees and bankruptcy administrators violates the Uniformity Clause.
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Fourth Circuit Stands Alone in Limiting Chapter 13 Plan Modifications
Eleventh Circuit joins the majority of circuits by holding that unforeseen, changed circumstances are not required to modify a chapter 13 plan.
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Federal Income Taxes for a ‘Straddle Year’ Are Administrative Priority Claims
On an issue with no appellate authority, a Delaware district judge rules that federal income taxes are administrative claims if filing occurs before the year’s end.
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