U.S. Trustee Judy A. Robbins wants the attorneys and advisers working on Freedom Industries Inc.'s chapter 11 case to temporarily forgo some of their fees until it's determined how much the company will need to pay to clean up the West Virginia chemical spill, Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review reported today. Robbins says Freedom's bankruptcy case, filed shortly after chemicals from a Freedom-owned site tainted the water supply of 300,000 West Virginians, is at "high" risk for significant legal fees and environmental cleanup obligations. As a result, Robbins is asking the bankruptcy court to consider directing Freedom's legal and other advisers to hold off from requesting full payment of their fees and expenses until further along in the chapter 11 case.
