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March 14, 2024

Refusing to withdraw a meritless claim with prejudice contributed to the decision by Judge Jernigan to impose high-six-figure sanctions.

February 21, 2024

Any day now, the Second Circuit could create a split of circuits importuning the Supreme Court to decide whether chapter 13 trustees are paid fees even if no plan is confirmed.

February 20, 2024

Can Section 327(c) be unconstitutional as applied if it deprives shareholders of standing when the estate might be solvent?

February 12, 2024

A fully secured lender’s lawyer doesn’t have a ‘blank check’ to overwork a case, Bankruptcy Judge Kimberley Tyson says.

January 31, 2024

Bifurcated fee arrangements are cumbersome, temporary fixes for a problem that the Supreme Court created in Lamie.

January 29, 2024

The court can’t require a debtor to give a ‘retainer’ to a Subchapter V trustee, Judge Pearson says.

January 17, 2024

Despite consent by the firm to withdraw the reference of motions to disgorge its fees, a bankruptcy judge in Houston recommended against withdrawal to district court and against transfer to another district.

January 16, 2024

Several justices seemed to believe that ‘prospective relief’ is sufficient to remedy the due process violation because the alternatives are ineffective.

January 12, 2024

Unnecessarily holding the lender’s feet to the fire resulted in the allowance of attorneys’ fees to the lender that were twice the debtor’s counsel fees.

January 3, 2024

‘National’ rates higher than ‘local’ rates can be locked in by retention orders under Section 328(a).

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