Three Circuits Now Require Refunds for Overpayment of U.S. Trustee Fees
The government has filed a petition for certiorari raising the question of whether refunds are the proper remedy following the Supreme Court’s Siegel decision finding that the 2018 increase in U.S. Trustee fees was unconstitutional.
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Senior Attorney Helped FTX Founder Misuse Customer Funds, Report Says
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Sixth Circuit Staunches the Spread of Equitable Mootness to Chapter 7
Two judges on the Sixth Circuit cast doubt on the validity of the doctrine of equitable mootness, even in chapter 11 reorganizations.
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McKinsey Creates New Ethics Role After $641 Million Opioid Fallout
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Benchnotes August 2023
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Trustee Admonished for Filing Suit Reflecting a ‘Disturbing Lack of Judgment’
Providing an adult child with room and board in the family home is not a fraudulent transfer.
Debtor’s Counsel Later Can Become Adverse to the Plan’s Liquidating Trust
Bankruptcy Judge Shannon says that the liquidating trust was not debtor’s counsel’s former client.
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