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Asset SalesBankruptcy LitigationCorporate GovernanceEthicsFraudulent TransfersPlan ConfirmationPractice and ProcedurePreferencesValuationConsumer BankruptcyConsumer DebtDischarge/DischargeabilityBusiness ReorganizationFinance and Banking Oct 24, 2017

Two Bankruptcy Cases on the Supreme Court’s Calendar: Plus Other Circuit Splits Waiting in the Wings

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Richard P. Carmody Shelley L. Forrest Stanton A. Hazlett Cynthia A. Norton Oct 20, 2017

Best Ethical Practices for the Consumer Lawyer

Event 37th Annual Midwestern Consumer Event
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1st Circuit Oct 17, 2017

First Circuit Narrowly Defines Fiduciaries Who Are Prohibited Buyers of Estate Assets

First Circuit narrowly applies equitable mootness in a receivership sale.
Asset Sales Ethics Consumer Bankruptcy Business Reorganization
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D.C. Circuit District of Columbia Sep 29, 2017

Circuits Split, Judge Teel Earmarks Collateral Surcharges for All ‘Admin’ Creditors

Law v. Siegel didn’t insulate professionals from disgorging interim fee awards.
Administrative Expense Claims Ethics Professional Compensation/Fees Consumer Bankruptcy Business Reorganization
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Sep 29, 2017

No Statutory Fees for Standing Chapter 13 Trustees if Dismissal Precedes Confirmation

With no circuit authority, lower courts are split on the fate of standing trustees’ fees when a chapter 13 case is dismissed before confirmation.
Administrative Expense Claims Claims Court Administration Ethics Professional Compensation/Fees Consumer Bankruptcy
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5th Circuit Louisiana Louisiana Western District Sep 29, 2017

Counsel Must Eat Filing Fees in ‘No-Money-Down’ Chapter 13s

Lawyers can’t be reimbursed for advancing filing fees through fee applications or ‘no-look’ fees.
Administrative Expense Claims Claims Ethics Professional Compensation/Fees Consumer Bankruptcy
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Supreme Court Sep 28, 2017

No New Bankruptcy Cases Have Been Added to Supreme Court Docket — Not Yet, at Least

Several cases are in the running for Supreme Court review this term or next.
Asset Sales Claims Bankruptcy Litigation Corporate Governance Ethics Fraudulent Transfers Plan Confirmation Practice and Procedure Preferences Valuation Consumer Bankruptcy Consumer Debt Discharge/Dischargeability Business Reorganization Finance and Banking
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11th Circuit Sep 18, 2017

En Banc, Eleventh Circuit Narrows Applicability of Judicial Estoppel in Bankruptcy

Eleventh Circuit inveighs against harming innocent creditors by invoking judicial estoppel.
Bankruptcy Litigation Ethics Fraud Practice and Procedure Consumer Bankruptcy
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3rd Circuit Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Eastern District Aug 10, 2017

Emotional Distress Damages Awarded for Civil Contempt on Automatic Stay Violation

Philadelphia judge socks the city’s parking authority for impounding a debtor’s car twice.
Automatic Stay Bankruptcy Litigation Ethics Consumer Bankruptcy
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EthicsPractice and ProcedureConsumer Bankruptcy Aug 23, 2017

Unbundling as a Means of Financing Bankruptcy Fees and Working Without a “Wet” Signature

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