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ABI Journal

Practice and Procedure

Eleventh Circuit Takes Sides on Circuit Split by Upholding the 2018 Increase in U.S. Trustee Fees

On an issue the Supreme Court will decide this spring, the Eleventh Circuit broke the tie among the circuits by finding no unconstitutional lack of uniformity when the 2018 increase in U.S. Trustee fees was not immediately applicable in two states with Bankruptcy Administrators.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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Friday, January 14, 2022
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Expanding on Midland Funding, a BAP Disallows Fee-Shifting for Time-Barred Claims

A state statute imposing sanctions for groundless claims is procedural and preempted by federal law with regard to fee-shifting.

Bar to Challenging Taxes in Bankruptcy Court Isn’t Retroactive, Eleventh Circuit Says

The Eleventh Circuit opinion has important dicta on whether or not the tort of ‘continuous trespass’ exists in New York.

Supreme Court to Resolve Circuit Split on the 2018 Increase in U.S. Trustee Fees

The Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide whether the 2018 increase in U.S. Trustee fees violated the Bankruptcy Clause because it was not immediately applicable in two states with Bankruptcy Administrators.

Tuesday, January 11, 2022
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