Rochelle's Daily Wire

Will there be occasions where the government must pay a debtor’s counsel’s fees when a U.S. Trustee unsuccessfully opposes a debtor’s initiative?

Language in the documents prevented trusts from dissolving automatically when the trustee missed a deadline for extending the duration of the trusts, Judge Isgur said.

The power to order disgorgement of fees arose under Section 105(a), not from Sections 330 or 331.

Below median debtors are no longer required to turn over tax refunds in excess of $2,000.

Even when after a finding of bad faith, the court retains discretion to deny punitive damages, Third Circuit says. Compensatory damages are not available if the debtor was failing anyway.

Eleventh Circuit joins the majority of circuits by holding that unforeseen, changed circumstances are not required to modify a chapter 13 plan.

When $50,000 in sanctions were not enough to coerce compliance with the Code and Rules, the Eleventh Circuit upheld $150,000 in sanctions for a second violation.

Bankruptcy Court Alone May Decide Whether a Claim Is Estate Property, BAP Says

New York district judge differs with the Third Circuit on a bankruptcy court’s constitutional power to issue nondebtor, third-party releases.

With deadlines already elapsed, Judge Grossman disagrees with three judges who allowed redesignation under subchapter V of chapter 11.