WARN Act Damages of $15,100 Per Worker Are Section 507(a)(4) Priority Claims
A chapter 11 debtor may be saddled with smaller WARN Act claims by imposing mass layoffs after filing.
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A Chapter 11 Debtor May Sometimes Prosecute an Appeal After Conversion to Chapter 7
After conversion, the debtor was entitled to prosecute an appeal at the debtor’s expense when the appeal involved the debtor’s personal liability.
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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.
On Conversion to ‘7,’ Admin Expenses in ‘13’ Must Be Paid, Harris Notwithstanding
When chapter 13 cases are converted to chapter 7 before confirmation, bankruptcy courts are split on whether the broad language in Harris v. Viegelahn bars chapter 13 trustees from paying administrative expenses incurred before conversion.
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