February 12, 2024
A fully secured lender’s lawyer doesn’t have a ‘blank check’ to overwork a case, Bankruptcy Judge Kimberley Tyson says.
10th Circuit, Colorado
January 29, 2024
The court can’t require a debtor to give a ‘retainer’ to a Subchapter V trustee, Judge Pearson says.
9th Circuit, Oregon
January 17, 2024
Despite consent by the firm to withdraw the reference of motions to disgorge its fees, a bankruptcy judge in Houston recommended against withdrawal to district court and against transfer to another district.
5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Southern District
January 16, 2024
Several justices seemed to believe that ‘prospective relief’ is sufficient to remedy the due process violation because the alternatives are ineffective.
Supreme Court
January 12, 2024
Unnecessarily holding the lender’s feet to the fire resulted in the allowance of attorneys’ fees to the lender that were twice the debtor’s counsel fees.
5th Circuit, Texas, Texas Western District
January 02, 2024
The fee application by an attorney for a chapter 7 trustee in a small case must state facts to show why the services must have been performed by an attorney, not by the trustee.
9th Circuit
November 21, 2023
Judge Goldblatt slaps creditors with $665,000 in damages for violating the automatic stay.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
September 29, 2023
The Supreme Court will hear two bankruptcy cases in the new term: nondebtor releases, and refunds for overpayment of U.S. Trustee fees.
Supreme Court
