Baker Botts Read Narrowly on Compensation for Defending Fee Application
Florida judge allows fees for supplementing application with more detail.
Law Professors Disagree on How the Supreme Court Should Decide Jevic on Structured Dismissals
Is there flexibility to depart from bankruptcy priorities? Professors disagree.
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Arbitration Agreements Held Unenforceable in WARN Act Litigation
Delaware’s Judge Shannon protects workers’ rights, disagreeing with some circuit courts.
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Trustee Gets No Fee on Insurance Proceeds Paid to Secured Lender
District judge prescribes local rule for bankruptcy courts.
Delaware Judge Splits with New York by Upholding Reclamation Creditors’ Rights
Judge Walrath disagrees with Judges Lifland and Gonzales on reclamation rights.
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Equity Didn’t Help Broker Cheated Out of His Commission by Debtor
Bad result for a broker may have been avoided by raising other issues in the First Circuit.
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Preference May Be Offset by an Unpaid Administrative Claim, Judge Carey Rules
Automatic disallowance under Section 502(d) held not applicable to administrative claims.
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Third Circuit Precludes WARN Act Liability for Acquirers in Typical LBOs
Common ownership and management aren’t enough to prove ‘single employer’ liability.
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Class Claims Not Categorically Barred in Bankruptcy, Delaware Judge Rules
Failure to notice all class members was pivotal in permitting a class proof of claim.
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Creditors Lack Standing to Appeal in ‘No Asset’ Cases
Sometimes only priority creditors will have standing to appeal, Seventh Circuit says.
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