Statutory Mootness of Sale Orders Even Overrides Alleged Due Process Violations
Fifth Circuit rejects technical arguments aimed at skirting Section 363(m) and statutory mootness of a sale order.
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Fees Benefiting Only the Debtor — and Not the Estate — Are Compensable in Chapter 13
Section 330(a)(4)(B) is an exception to the American Rule and the notion that administrative expenses must benefit the estate, not just the debtor.
Liquidating a Defunct Corporation Qualifies for the SBRA, Judge Lopez Says
Increasingly, courts are allowing defunct corporations to proceed under the SBRA while individual owners of defunct businesses aren’t being treated as small business debtors in chapter 11.
NRA’s Bankruptcy Dismissed as Being Filed for an Improper Purpose
Filing bankruptcy to gain a ‘litigation advantage’ in the N.Y. Attorney General’s dissolution action meant the chapter 11 petition was not filed in good faith and must be dismissed, Judge Harlan Hale rules.
Once Repudiated, a Contract Is No Longer Executory
Courts disagree on whether a repudiated contract remains executory.
Judge Isgur Knocks Down a Special Counsel’s Fees for ‘Unprofessional’ Conduct
Incivility may be acceptable in matrimonial matters, but not when the lawyer represents a debtor.
Filing a Timely Extension Motion Won’t Extend a Deadline Without an Order
Creditors’ lawyers shot themselves in the foot by having the bankruptcy judge moot a motion for an extension of the dischargeability deadline.
Trustees Don’t Need a Pecuniary Interest to Have Standing to Appeal, Fifth Circuit Says
Fee allowances aren’t made with the benefit of hindsight, the Fifth Circuit says.
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Reverse Contingencies Are Permissible in Bankruptcy Cases, Judge Olack Says
Compensation in a bankruptcy case can be based on savings to the estate, not only on cash recoveries by the estate.
Split Grows on Whether a Subchapter V Debtor Must Be ‘Currently’ Engaged in Business
The owner of defunct businesses was held ineligible to be a small business debtor because he was no longer the owner of an operating business. Being a non-owner executive of an operating business didn’t qualify him.