Baker Botts Read Narrowly on Compensation for Defending Fee Application
Florida judge allows fees for supplementing application with more detail.
Law Professors Disagree on How the Supreme Court Should Decide Jevic on Structured Dismissals
Is there flexibility to depart from bankruptcy priorities? Professors disagree.
Arbitration Agreements Held Unenforceable in WARN Act Litigation
Delaware’s Judge Shannon protects workers’ rights, disagreeing with some circuit courts.
Trustee Gets No Fee on Insurance Proceeds Paid to Secured Lender
District judge prescribes local rule for bankruptcy courts.
Creditors Lack Standing to Appeal in ‘No Asset’ Cases
Sometimes only priority creditors will have standing to appeal, Seventh Circuit says.
Courts Gravitating Toward Paying Lawyers on Chapter 13 Dismissals
Chapter 13 debtor lawyers are paid when cases dismiss rather than convert.
Mortgages Command Priority over Legal Fees in a Chapter 13 Plan
Plan can’t cause default on a home mortgage to pay a debtor’s lawyer first.
Unpaid Filing Fees Are Nondischargeable Debts in Detroit
Bankruptcy judges can be the government’s best collection agents.
Broad Statements in Harris Arguably Override Bankruptcy Code Section 1326(a)(2)
Did Justice Ginsburg go too far by holding that nothing in chapter 13 applies on conversion to chapter 7?
Lender Protected from Forced Vesting of Title; Debtors Win on Fees and Repeat Filings
Debtors notch three wins and lose once in significant consumer cases.