Delaware District Judge Says: Don’t Use ‘Nunc Pro Tunc’ When You Mean ‘Retroactive’
Submitting a retention order with the wrong word resulted in a pivotal issue on appeal.
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The Concept of Bifurcated Fee Agreements Approved on Appeal in South Carolina
Reversing the bankruptcy court, the district court decided that a local rule did not bar bifurcated fee arrangements altogether.
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Long Island Judge Ends ‘Loss Mitigation’ in His Courtroom
No more informal ‘no-look’ fees in the courtroom of Bankruptcy Judge Robert Grossman.
U.S. Watchdog Says Boy Scouts Should Explain $20,000 Fee for Abuse Victims’ Review
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District Court Says Chapter 13 Trustee Is Paid Even if Dismissal Precedes Confirmation
District judge in Idaho finds no ambiguity in a statute that doesn’t explicitly say whether a chapter 13 trustee is paid if the case is dismissed before confirmation.
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Trustee’s Counsel Is Paid Only for Services Requiring Legal Expertise
A successful outcome does not entitle an attorney to be paid for performing administrative services delegated to the trustee.
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‘13’ Trustees Are Paid Even if Dismissal Comes Before Confirmation, District Judge Says
A chapter 13 trustee is not a federal employee for the purposes of the Federal Tort Claims Act.