A recent decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah[1] is a cautionary tale for senior-level employees that are considering leaving their employment and taking employees and business to a competitor. It is also a primer for an employer who has to pursue its claim against the departing employee in bankruptcy court.
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Earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit considered whether the Bankruptcy Code bars a creditor from asserting an unsecured claim for attorneys’ fees incurred post-petition but provided for in a pre-petition contract.
In East Coast Miner LLC v.
The Ethics and Professional Compensation Committee has had a busy and productive 2019. As evidenced by our steadily increasing membership, the committee is a valuable resource for insolvency professionals interested in keeping abreast of current and important issues involving ethics and professional compensation in the bankruptcy field. These are some of the highlights from this year:
This is Part 2 of an article about the Lorick case,[1] concerning the disposition of the proceeds of the bankruptcy sale of a valuable property in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, in which Wells Fargo was an oversecured creditor.
A recent decision by Judge Isicoff is a reminder that both (1) fee agreements in bankruptcy court are governed by state rules of professional responsibility, and (2) attorneys must read those rules carefully when drafting agreements.
A debtor’s attorney may be compensated or reimbursed from the estate if his fees or costs constitute an administrative expense under § 503(a).
In Law Solutions Chicago LLC v. United States Trustee (In re Banks),[1] the Fifth Circuit upheld multiple sanctions against a national consumer bankruptcy law firm for misleading and neglecting clients.
Does § 327(e) apply to a chapter 13 debtor’s request to employ special counsel? In In re Blume,[1] the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan concluded it does not.
In Easley v. Collection Service of Nevada,[1] the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit permitted the debtors to recover attorneys’ fees and costs incurred while appealing fees awarded for a willful violation of the automatic stay pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(k)(1).
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