‘Doing Everything Possible’ Can Result in Cutting a Fee Request, Judge Thad Collins Says
An oversecured lender may not be entitled to a fee allowance from the estate that a private client might be willing to pay.
McKinsey Forgoes $8 Million in Bankruptcy Fees Under Government Settlement
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Court of Claims Upholds Fee Increase for U.S. Trustee System
The Fifth Circuit and now the Court of Claims found no constitutional flaw in the 2017 increase in fees paid by chapter 11 debtors to the U.S. Trustee system.
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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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Buffalo Diocese's Legal Bill in First 6 Months of Bankruptcy Grows to $1.9 Million
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Courts Split on Paying Chapter 13 Trustee Fees in Cases Dismissed Before Confirmation
Long Island judge finds no ambiguity in two statutes that other courts have found ambiguous when read together.
Fifth Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of Increase in U.S. Trustee Fees
Dissenter in the Fifth Circuit believes that having both U.S. Trustees and bankruptcy administrators violates the Uniformity Clause.
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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.