July 21, 2025
Approving a retainer after the fact was a sensible exercise of the court’s discretion when the new lawyer’s services were necessary to avoid dismissal of the Subchapter V case.
New York Northern District
June 20, 2025
A chapter 11 debtor may be saddled with smaller WARN Act claims by imposing mass layoffs after filing.
5th Circuit, Mississippi
May 13, 2025
After conversion, the debtor was entitled to prosecute an appeal at the debtor’s expense when the appeal involved the debtor’s personal liability.
10th Circuit, New Mexico
March 04, 2025
When retention benefits the chapter 11 debtor individually but not the estate, Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Bradley believes that compensation is not subject to approval under Section 330.
5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Western District
October 24, 2024
When chapter 13 cases are converted to chapter 7 before confirmation, bankruptcy courts are split on whether the broad language in Harris v. Viegelahn bars chapter 13 trustees from paying administrative expenses incurred before conversion.
1st Circuit, Puerto Rico
August 02, 2024
The majority in the Fourth Circuit based a bright-line rule on the presence of the word ‘the’ in Section 327(a).
4th Circuit
June 18, 2024
To align with congressional intent underpinning Section 365(d)(3), Judge Gravelle gave the landlord an administrative claim for base rent due after filing and before automatic rejection.
3rd Circuit, New Jersey
June 17, 2024
Saying that the constitutional infirmity was “small” and “short-lived,” the majority decided that prospective relief was enough because Congress subsequently enacted a law mandating uniformity in the future with regard to fees for U.S. Trustees and Bankruptcy Administrators
Supreme Court
June 14, 2024
Although there was no split of circuits, the Supreme Court decided that Congress provided a sufficient remedy by requiring uniform fees going forward.
Supreme Court
