WARN Act Claims Entitled to Class Status Arkansas district judge sides with workers on WARN claims from mass firings. Judge Name - Do not use it. J. Leon Holmes Read more about WARN Act Claims Entitled to Class Status
Baker Botts Held Not to Govern Defense of a Receiver’s Fee Request Brooklyn judge limits Baker Botts to fee allowances under Section 330(a). Judge Name - Do not use it. Carla E. Craig Read more about Baker Botts Held Not to Govern Defense of a Receiver’s Fee Request
Courts Gravitating Toward Paying Lawyers on Chapter 13 Dismissals Chapter 13 debtor lawyers are paid when cases dismiss rather than convert. Judge Name - Do not use it. Henry J. Boroff Read more about Courts Gravitating Toward Paying Lawyers on Chapter 13 Dismissals
Mortgages Command Priority over Legal Fees in a Chapter 13 Plan Plan can’t cause default on a home mortgage to pay a debtor’s lawyer first. Judge Name - Do not use it. Thomas L. Ludington Read more about Mortgages Command Priority over Legal Fees in a Chapter 13 Plan
Paid in Full but Impaired, Lender Entitled to Pendency Interest at Default Rate 9th Cir. BAP precludes using ‘equitable discretion’ to lower lender’s interest rate. Judge Name - Do not use it. Ralph Kirscher Read more about Paid in Full but Impaired, Lender Entitled to Pendency Interest at Default Rate
Lawyers Beware: Fees Can’t Be Paid from PACA Trust Funds Fifth Circuit agrees with Second Circuit on sanctity of PACA trust funds. Judge Name - Do not use it. Gregg Costa Read more about Lawyers Beware: Fees Can’t Be Paid from PACA Trust Funds
Unpaid Filing Fees Are Nondischargeable Debts in Detroit Bankruptcy judges can be the government’s best collection agents. Judge Name - Do not use it. Thomas J. Tucker Read more about Unpaid Filing Fees Are Nondischargeable Debts in Detroit
Broad Statements in Harris Arguably Override Bankruptcy Code Section 1326(a)(2) Did Justice Ginsburg go too far by holding that nothing in chapter 13 applies on conversion to chapter 7? Judge Name - Do not use it. Michael E. Romero Read more about Broad Statements in Harris Arguably Override Bankruptcy Code Section 1326(a)(2)
Lender Protected from Forced Vesting of Title; Debtors Win on Fees and Repeat Filings Debtors notch three wins and lose once in significant consumer cases. Judge Name - Do not use it. James L. Garrity Jr., Jeffrey P. Norman, Jason D. Woodward, Craig A. Gargotta Read more about Lender Protected from Forced Vesting of Title; Debtors Win on Fees and Repeat Filings
Delaware Judge Categorically Bars All Counsel from Compensation for Defense of Fees Artful drafting cannot evade ASARCO to reimburse counsel for defense of fees. Judge Name - Do not use it. Mary F. Walrath Read more about Delaware Judge Categorically Bars All Counsel from Compensation for Defense of Fees