The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order confirming a debtor/appellee's chapter 11 plan over objections by an appellant/unsecured creditor. The...
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (BC) denying a creditor's motion for ...
After the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas did not approve all fees requested in a law firm's fee application, the district court affirmed most of the fee reductions. On...
Fifth Circuit reinstates a chapter 7 trustee's lawsuit against the Debtor's pre-petition state-court attorney for legal malpractice. The trustee's expert proffered an opinion on duty and breach as...
The court acted within its discretion to remove the debtor as debtor in possession of its chapter 11 Subchapter V case for cause and allow the trustee to convert the case to one under chapter 7...
While the judges divided over the preferred approach and proper reasoning, this panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Circuit) unanimously agreed that the underlying arbitration...
Judge(s):
Leslie H. Southwick; Edith H. Jones; and Andrew S. Oldham
The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) affirmed the judgment of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California (BC) that imposed $2,990 in fines and...
Judge(s):
William J. Lafferty III; Julia W. Brand; and Robert J. Faris
11 U.S.C. § 1327(a), as applied in the Seventh Circuit under Holstein v. Brill, 987 F.2d 1268 (7th Cir. 1993), and In re Chappell, 984 F.2d 775, 782 (7th Cir. 1993), does not bar creditors from...
Bankruptcy court may consider the results obtained by professionals in awarding fees under 11 U.S.C. Sec. 330(a)(3), even though it is not listed as a factor in the statute. The use of "including"...
Judge(s):
Gilman, Stranch and Nalbandian, authored by Nalbandian
Applying the plain meaning to the court-approved contingency fee agreement, the Court REVERSED, in part, concluding that certain categories of "damages" awarded by an Arbitrator should have been...
