Rochelle's Daily Wire

The first court of appeals to rule on a question where lower courts are split, the Tenth Circuit finds the statute unambiguous and requires a chapter 13 trustee to disgorge his or her fee if the case is dismissed before confirmation.

Some tasks are too complex for lawyers and should be performed by paralegals.

Judge David Thuma explains why a chapter 11 debtor in possession and a subsequent liquidating trust are different clients for the purpose of a conflict analysis, at least when the committee has confirmed a liquidating plan.

The transfer restrictions in an LLC’s operating agreement are enforceable in a bankruptcy sale, the Tenth Circuit BAP says.

Being registered, plus having directors and an address, on the Isle of Man wasn’t sufficient to show COMI or an ‘establishment’ justifying recognition under chapter 15.

Judge Sarah Hall declined to expand the exception in Reading for post-petition claims to have administrative status.

Judge Rosania answered a question left open by the Tenth Circuit in Barrera.

The Tenth Circuit dealt with the thorny question of which expenses paid by a Ponzi-schemer are fraudulent transfers.

The Tenth Circuit is the first appeals court to rule on remedy after the Supreme Court said that the 2018 increase in U.S. Trustee fees was unconstitutional.

Surprisingly, no court had previously ruled on whether a golf cart can be exempt.