November 15, 2018
Super priority claims are not created under Section 503(b) and therefore don’t take a back seat to chapter 7 administrative claims.
8th Circuit, Nebraska
October 01, 2018
Jevic doesn’t mandate forcing professionals to disgorge interim allowances to achieve a pro rata distribution to administrative claimants in an administrative insolvency.
7th Circuit, Indiana, Indiana Southern District
September 24, 2018
Courts split on allowing compensation to a chapter 7 trustee when the case is converted to chapter 13 before distributions were made.
1st Circuit, Massachusetts
July 31, 2018
Ethical issues abound when a committee counsel’s own financial interest conflicts with its client’s interests.
9th Circuit
July 12, 2018
Circuit court bases its decision on the omission of Section 523(a)(16) from Section 1328(a).
9th Circuit
June 26, 2018
Arizona judge declines to expand Harris v. Viegelahn to cases when conversion precedes confirmation.
9th Circuit, Arizona
May 23, 2018
Unlike Rodney Dangerfield, Jevic workers get respect when Delaware judge rejects a new settlement they dislike.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
May 10, 2018
Practice point: Be sure that a chapter 13 discharge excepts debtor’s unpaid counsel fees.
9th Circuit
