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October 24, 2022

Subjectively laudable reasons for violating a confidentiality order didn’t absolve the lawyer of sanctions.

October 04, 2022

Judge Glenn allowed the redaction of individual crypto customers’ home and email addresses, but requires the disclosure of their names and the amount of their claims. No redactions for business customers.

September 30, 2022

Eleventh Circuit gives the bankruptcy judge wide discretion in subordinating debts and denying retroactive approval of loans.

September 22, 2022

The length and the effects of the pandemic were capable of being ‘anticipated’ and therefore provide no reason for modifying a fixed fee under Section 328(a).

September 19, 2022

Following the Model Rules and erecting ethical screens allows adversary lawyers to date and marry.

September 13, 2022

Being removed from an official committee doesn’t harm the former member’s pecuniary interests and therefore doesn’t confer appellate standing.

August 23, 2022

Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane in New York barred a chapter 11 claims agent from selling the claims docket to a claims trader in return for a share of the fees earned by the trader.

August 22, 2022

In fee allowances, considering ‘results obtained’ survived the 1994 amendments to Section 330(a).

August 05, 2022

The Ninth Circuit again questions the Supreme Court’s ‘atextual’ analysis of Section 523(a)(7).

July 27, 2022

An adverse inference sanction for spoliation of evidence is reviewed for abuse of discretion by the district court after withdrawal of the reference.