Rochelle's Daily Wire

Submitting a retention order with the wrong word resulted in a pivotal issue on appeal.

The district court opinion affirms the notion that bankruptcy courts have ‘core’ power without a jury to adjudicate claims of attorney misconduct.

Reversing the bankruptcy court, the district court decided that a local rule did not bar bifurcated fee arrangements altogether.

No more informal ‘no-look’ fees in the courtroom of Bankruptcy Judge Robert Grossman.

Judge Sontchi set aside a prior order preventing the trustee from controlling litigation brought in the trustee’s name.

Seventh Circuit says that costs incurred by disciplinary authorities are not in compensation for ‘actual pecuniary loss.’

The U.S. Trustee is not the better or the only party to uphold the integrity of the bankruptcy court, the Second Circuit holds.

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

The BAP decision on voluntary dismissal under Rule 41 adds credence to the idea that bankruptcy courts can attach conditions to a debtor’s voluntary dismissal under Section 1307(b).

Chapter 7 trustee was precluded from terminating a lawsuit because a secured lender had been given the right to settle.