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‘Doing Everything Possible’ Can Result in Cutting a Fee Request, Judge Thad Collins Says

An oversecured lender may not be entitled to a fee allowance from the estate that a private client might be willing to pay.

8th Circuit
Iowa
Iowa Northern District
Friday, December 4, 2020
Article Tags
Administrative Expense Claims
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Corporate Governance
Court Administration
Ethics
Practice and Procedure
Professional Compensation/Fees
Business Reorganization
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Court of Claims Upholds Fee Increase for U.S. Trustee System

The Fifth Circuit and now the Court of Claims found no constitutional flaw in the 2017 increase in fees paid by chapter 11 debtors to the U.S. Trustee system.

5th Circuit

Pursuing Appointment as a Future Claims Representative Isn’t Compensable in Delaware

Pursuing appointment benefitted the professional career of the applicant and did not benefit the estate, Judge Silverstein said.

3rd Circuit
Delaware

Billing Tips from a Fee Examiner: An Interview with Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport

Feb 2021

Bankruptcy Code
330
Topic Tags
Professional Compensation/Fees
Consumer Bankruptcy

Small Business Reorganization Act: Implementation and Trends

Jan 2021

Bankruptcy Code
1189
330
326
Topic Tags
Bankruptcy Litigation
Court Administration
Plan Confirmation
Professional Compensation/Fees
Business Reorganization
Small Business
Turnaround Issues
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Article Tags
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Professional Compensation/Fees
Business Reorganization
Mass Torts
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Courts Split on Paying Chapter 13 Trustee Fees in Cases Dismissed Before Confirmation

Long Island judge finds no ambiguity in two statutes that other courts have found ambiguous when read together.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Eastern District

Fifth Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of Increase in U.S. Trustee Fees

Dissenter in the Fifth Circuit believes that having both U.S. Trustees and bankruptcy administrators violates the Uniformity Clause.

5th Circuit

California Judge Explains Why Acevedo Doesn’t Bar Retroactive Orders

Retroactive and nunc pro tunc orders aren’t the same thing, Judge Jaime says. Orders may be retroactive when the power is implied by statute.

9th Circuit
California
California Eastern District
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