Plan Confirmation

A District Court Rules that the U.S. Trustee Fee Increase Isn’t Retroactive

California district judge sides with the dissenter in the Fifth Circuit in saying that the parallel systems of U.S. Trustees and Bankruptcy Administrators violates the Bankruptcy Clause of the Constitution.

Deeply Subordinated Creditor Barred from Voting or Objecting to Plan Confirmation

Subordination agreement did not transfer voting rights, but prudential standing nevertheless barred the subordinated creditor from participating in confirmation, Judge Somers says.

Personal Injury Settlement Not Included in Calculating Projected Disposable Income

Judge McNamara of Denver allowed chapter 13 debtors to keep all of a $46,500 personal injury settlement received before filing.

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