Hedge-Fund Founder Kamensky Gets Prison Sentence for Fraud Tied to Neiman Bankruptcy
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Purdue Law Firms to Waive $1 Million in Fees over Sackler Defense Disclosures
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No Disqualification When Lawyers at Adversary Firms Were Dating
Delaware bankruptcy judge trusts that dating lawyers at adversary firms didn’t disclose client confidences.
Court:
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.
Creditor Filing Time-Barred Claims Is Hit with Debtor’s Attorneys’ Fees
The Supreme Court’s Midland Funding opinion was no defense to invocation of a Nevada statute shifting fees and compelling the creditor to pay the debtor’s costs in expunging stale claims.
Court:
Costs of a Disciplinary Proceeding Held Nondischargeable Under Section 523(a)(7)
Another court strains to explain why costs incurred by disciplinary authorities were not in compensation for “actual pecuniary loss.”
Benchnotes May 2021
Journal Issue:
Montana Consumer Bankruptcy Law Firm Agrees to Pay More than $300,000 in Relief to Consumers and to a Six-Year Practice Ban in Settlement with U.S. Trustee Program
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