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.
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Ethics: Crisis Management in Bankruptcy: Dealing with a Dangerous World
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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.
Unrepentant Lender Slammed with $260,000 in Damages for an ‘Egregious’ Stay Violation
Lender soon recognized that home foreclosure violated the stay but continued denying liability through seven years of litigation.
Undisclosed Fee Sharing Results in Disqualification and Disgorgement in Delaware
Since they weren’t bankruptcy lawyers, the firm wasn’t disqualified for the first nondisclosure offense. The second time, Delaware’s Judge Dorsey ordered disqualification and disgorgement
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Ninth Circuit: Government Doesn’t Pay Counsel Fees on Reversal of Sua Sponte Actions
Will there be occasions where the government must pay a debtor’s counsel’s fees when a U.S. Trustee unsuccessfully opposes a debtor’s initiative?
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Navy SEAL Trader at Jefferies Helped Expose Hedge Fund Scandal
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Sanctions of $150,000 Upheld Against Nationwide Consumer Firm
When $50,000 in sanctions were not enough to coerce compliance with the Code and Rules, the Eleventh Circuit upheld $150,000 in sanctions for a second violation.
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