The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court's judgment and held that a maritime lien had attached to the Barges because the lienholder had no actual knowledge of the underlying...
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the confirmation of Chapter 13 plans that provided for the payment of Debtors’ attorneys' fees before or at the same time as nonpriority unsecured...
A Fifth Circuit majority upheld an order stating a Chapter 7 Trustee could not include surplus funds paid to a debtor's equity security holder in calculating a commission under 11 U.S.C. § 326(a)....
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's summary judgment dismissal of a successor chapter 7 trustee's claims against the original trustee and the debtor's...
Federal courts can award attorney’s fees for state-court proceedings that the law requires to advance federal claims. Caselaw has established a “separate-but-related proceeding” exception to...
Appellant forfeited his challenge to the bankruptcy court’s alternate rationale for its decision by not briefing it. The circuit court can affirm the judgment based on the alternate rationale....
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit reversed in part and vacated in part the district court's judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s awarding of reduced attorney’s fees to Debtor...
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held a standing trustee cannot keep a percentage fee collected from a debtor’s pre-confirmation payments if a chapter 13 plan isn't confirmed. While 28 U.S.C....
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated a bankruptcy court's order sanctioning the Appellee Law Firm by (a) disgorging all fees it collected from the ch. 7 Debtors/Appellants as...
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the rulings in the District Court and Bankruptcy Court denying a Rule 60 motion of a fee order providing for joint and several liability for the fees by...
