WARN Act Claims Entitled to Class Status
Arkansas district judge sides with workers on WARN claims from mass firings.
Baker Botts Held Not to Govern Defense of a Receiver’s Fee Request
Brooklyn judge limits Baker Botts to fee allowances under Section 330(a).
Courts Gravitating Toward Paying Lawyers on Chapter 13 Dismissals
Chapter 13 debtor lawyers are paid when cases dismiss rather than convert.
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Mortgages Command Priority over Legal Fees in a Chapter 13 Plan
Plan can’t cause default on a home mortgage to pay a debtor’s lawyer first.
Paid in Full but Impaired, Lender Entitled to Pendency Interest at Default Rate
9th Cir. BAP precludes using ‘equitable discretion’ to lower lender’s interest rate.
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Lawyers Beware: Fees Can’t Be Paid from PACA Trust Funds
Fifth Circuit agrees with Second Circuit on sanctity of PACA trust funds.
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Unpaid Filing Fees Are Nondischargeable Debts in Detroit
Bankruptcy judges can be the government’s best collection agents.
Broad Statements in Harris Arguably Override Bankruptcy Code Section 1326(a)(2)
Did Justice Ginsburg go too far by holding that nothing in chapter 13 applies on conversion to chapter 7?
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Lender Protected from Forced Vesting of Title; Debtors Win on Fees and Repeat Filings
Debtors notch three wins and lose once in significant consumer cases.
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Delaware Judge Categorically Bars All Counsel from Compensation for Defense of Fees
Artful drafting cannot evade ASARCO to reimburse counsel for defense of fees.
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