August 20, 2025
Disclosing a post-petition retainer in a monthly operating report wasn’t a substitute for disclosure required by Rule 2016(b)(2).
New York Southern District
August 13, 2025
The pricey litigation funding agreement had not been disclosed to creditors before confirmation.
Texas Northern District
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 04, 2025
To liquidate an underwater lender’s collateral, there must be a carveout giving unsecured creditors a ‘meaningful distribution.’
9th Circuit
May 14, 2025
Although lower courts have disagreed, the Second Circuit joined three other circuits in holding that a standing trustee may not retain the percentage fee when chapter 13 cases are dismissed before confirmation. Consequently, ‘13’ debtors with confirmed plans pay standing trustees’ fees.
2nd Circuit
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
