Split Fourth Circuit Panel Bars Use of Equity to Correct an Oversight in Retention
The majority in the Fourth Circuit based a bright-line rule on the presence of the word ‘the’ in Section 327(a).
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Established Law Pointed Judge Lane Toward Dismissing Giuliani’s Chapter 11 Case
New York’s Judge Sean Lane saw no reason for forcing holders of a $148 million defamation judgment ‘to wait years’ for a ‘modest distribution.’
An ‘Admin’ Claim Isn’t Mandated for Nonpayment of Rent Before Automatic Rejection
To align with congressional intent underpinning Section 365(d)(3), Judge Gravelle gave the landlord an administrative claim for base rent due after filing and before automatic rejection.
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No Refunds for Overpayment of Unconstitutional U.S. Trustee Fees, Supreme Court Rules
Saying that the constitutional infirmity was “small” and “short-lived,” the majority decided that prospective relief was enough because Congress subsequently enacted a law mandating uniformity in the future with regard to fees for U.S. Trustees and Bankruptcy Administrators
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Supreme Says: No Refunds for Overpayment of Unconstitutional U.S. Trustee Fees
Although there was no split of circuits, the Supreme Court decided that Congress provided a sufficient remedy by requiring uniform fees going forward.
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