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Fourth Circuit Bolsters Claims for Postpetition Attorney's Fees Incurred by Unsecured or Undersecured Creditors

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In SummitBridge Nat’l Invs. III, LLC v. Faison, 915 F.3d 288 (4th Cir. 2019), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that an unsecured or undersecured creditor may include postpetition attorney’s fees and...more

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Burr Alert: Fourth Circuit Green Lights Lender Claims for Post-Petition Attorneys’ Fees

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Most lending institutions and bankruptcy practitioners are familiar with a secured creditor’s ability to include post-petition attorneys’ fees in its claim against a bankrupt debtor so long as (1) the claim amount does not...more

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Fourth Circuit Allows Unsecured Creditors to Assert Claims for Attorneys' Fees In Bankruptcy Cases

Lawyers who represent debtors in bankruptcy cases, supported by rulings from many bankruptcy judges, have long taken the position that creditors with unsecured claims whose agreements with their debtors provide for payment of...more

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Court Rejects Lender’s Objection to Payment of Debtor’s Counsel’s Fees and Expenses from Pre-Petition Retainer

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In a decision rendered on December 30, 2016, the bankruptcy court for the Southern District of Florida (the “Court”) addressed the debtor’s counsel’s interim application for an award of fees and expenses for services rendered...more

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Creditor's Willful Violation of Automatic Stay Results in Fee Award

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In Snowden v. Check Into Cash of Washington Inc. (In re Snowden), 2014 DJDAR 12677, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided a bankruptcy case involving the award of attorney fees....more

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