The Concept of Bifurcated Fee Agreements Approved on Appeal in South Carolina
Reversing the bankruptcy court, the district court decided that a local rule did not bar bifurcated fee arrangements altogether.
Long Island Judge Ends ‘Loss Mitigation’ in His Courtroom
No more informal ‘no-look’ fees in the courtroom of Bankruptcy Judge Robert Grossman.
Costs of a Disciplinary Proceeding Again Held Nondischargeable Under Section 523(a)(7)
Seventh Circuit says that costs incurred by disciplinary authorities are not in compensation for ‘actual pecuniary loss.’
BAP Says that a Rule 41 Voluntary Dismissal Can Incorporate Discovery Sanctions
The BAP decision on voluntary dismissal under Rule 41 adds credence to the idea that bankruptcy courts can attach conditions to a debtor’s voluntary dismissal under Section 1307(b).
Judge Tells ‘13’ Debtors’ Counsel How to Write their Retention Agreements
Judge Jacobvitz told counsel for chapter 13 debtors how to write their engagement agreements to ensure being paid from funds held by the trustee if the case converts to chapter 7 before confirmation.
Disastrous Litigation Strategy Didn’t Justify Stay Modification, Eleventh Circuit Says
Stay modification is required even if the creditor wants to intervene in state court to help the bankrupt estate.
Three-Year Bar to Refiling in Chapter 13 Imposed for ‘Vexatious, Frivolous’ Litigation
Motions to recuse three bankruptcy judges fortified the third judge’s decision to dismiss and bar refiling for three years.