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Bankruptcy Courts Disagree on Paying a ‘7’ Trustee Who Made No Distributions

Courts are split on whether chapter 7 trustees can be paid on another theory when the trustee had made no distributions to creditors under Section 326(a).

6th Circuit
Ohio
Ohio Southern District

For an Individual Chapter 11 Debtor, the Usual Retention Rules Don’t Always Apply

When retention benefits the chapter 11 debtor individually but not the estate, Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Bradley believes that compensation is not subject to approval under Section 330.

5th Circuit
Texas
Texas Western District

The Client’s Business Judgment Held to Justify a ‘Discretionary’ Fee Award

A district court in New Jersey says that a discretionary fee award is neither a bonus nor an enhancement.

3rd Circuit
New Jersey

Judicial Talk: Read the Freaking Code

Bankruptcy Code
1185
1188
1189
1190
1191
101
102
105
108
109
305
327
330
341
346
348
361
363
365
502
503
506
521
523
546
547
554
701
704
706
707
721
725
726
727
1102
1103
1104
1106
1107
1109
1112
1116
1121
1123
1124
1129
1141
1163
1208
1221
1228
1307
1308
1324
1325
1326
1327
1328
1329
1330
1126
1322
362
541
Topics
Bankruptcy Litigation
Practice and Procedure

Dueling Allegiances? Ethical Issues for Estate Professionals Involving Former Clients, Concurrent Clients and Dual Representations

Bankruptcy Code
101
327
328
329
330
Topics
Ethics
Practice and Procedure

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When the Creditor Becomes the Debtor: Consumer Lenders in Bankruptcy and the Impact on Borrowers

Bankruptcy Code
510(b)
101
105
354
328
330
345
363
503
507
523
524
545
547
553
727
1102
1103
1107
1108
1109
1114
1123
1125
1141
1145
1126
541
544
548
550
1007
Topics
Consumer Bankruptcy
Finance and Banking
Lender Liability

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The Supreme Court Has Ruled, Twice!

Bankruptcy Code
1191
105
307
330
365
523
524
762
784
1101
1109
1123
1129
1126
362
541
544
Topics
Claims
Plan Confirmation
Insurance
Mass Torts

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Why Not Chapter 15?

Bankruptcy Code
1191
101
102
105
108
301
302
303
304
327
328
329
330
331
346
347
363
364
365
502
503
505
506
507
510
521
542
543
545
547
551
552
553
558
1102
1103
1107
1108
1111
1122
1123
1124
1125
1127
1128
1129
1141
1142
1146
1520
1126
362
541
544
548
549
550
Topics
International Insolvency

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“Wait, Wait, Don’t Disbar Me!” (Game Show Style)

Bankruptcy Code
327
330
523
Topics
Ethics
Practice and Procedure

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Case Law Updates

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1183
1184
1189
1191
1192
523(a)(4)
101
102
103
105
106
109
1334
157
303
305
329
330
348
349
363
365
502
503
505
521
522
523
524
525
526
528
546
554
707
741
1103
1109
1112
1123
1125
1129
1208
1228
1306
1307
1325
1326
1327
1329
1517
1126
1322
326
362
541
544
550
Topics
Bankruptcy Litigation
Consumer Bankruptcy
Business Reorganization
Mass Torts
Small Business

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