NRA Spending on Lawyers Is on Pace for Record This Year
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U.S. Trustee Objects to Firm's $3.8 Million Legal Bill in Easterday Bankruptcy
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Attorneys Charging $1 Million a Month to Get Easterday Farms, Ranches Out of Bankruptcy
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Circuit Split on U.S. Trustee Fees Likely Won’t Reach the Supreme Court Until Fall 2022
Judge Hoffman sets up Sixth Circuit to opine on the circuit split regarding the constitutionality of the 2018 increase in fees for the U.S. Trustee system.
Fees Benefiting Only the Debtor — and Not the Estate — Are Compensable in Chapter 13
Section 330(a)(4)(B) is an exception to the American Rule and the notion that administrative expenses must benefit the estate, not just the debtor.
Contingency Fees Under a Trust Indenture May Not Result in a Claim, Judge Shannon Says
A standard provision in a trust indenture meant no recovery for the indenture trustee’s attorneys.
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Eighth Circuit BAP Approves the Amount of Bifurcated Fees Paid After Filing
Courts are continuing to grapple with bifurcated fee arrangements allowing chapter 7 debtors to pay the entire fee after filing.
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