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Golden Fleece Bevs., Inc., In re

Ruling
Debtor was entitled to substitute counsel and compensation therewith as nothing in theBankruptcy Code prohibited a Chapter 11 debtor from providing its chosen professional witha post-petition retainer. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Limitation on Compensation of Professional Persons; Professionals Employed by Trustee

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 24, 2021 , LexisNexis #0222-052

Fundamental Long Term Care, Inc., In re

Ruling
Court would not alter the terms of trustee's contingent fee agreement with the law firms as theagreement was approved in advance and the terms of the arrangement had not proved to beimprovident by subsequent developments in the case. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Limitation on Compensation of Professional Persons; Professionals Employed by Trustee

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on March 30, 2021 , LexisNexis #0521-053

Frontier Communs. Corp., In re

Ruling
Work to be performed by investment banker and financial advisor that debtor sought to retaindid not warrant a bonus above market compensation. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Limitation on Compensation of Professional Persons; Professionals Employed by Trustee

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on October 30, 2020 , LexisNexis #1220-052

Wyman, In re

Ruling
Trustee's application for attorney fees was granted in part as special counsel did not see thecase or adversary proceedings to completion. (Bankr. E.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Limitation on Compensation of Professional Persons; Professionals Employed by Trustee

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 23, 2019 , LexisNexis #1119-055

Davidson, In re--One Source Forms & Labels, Inc. v. Callahan

Ruling
Application for authority to pay compensation to special counsel was granted as 38%contingency fee award in adversary proceeding was within acceptable range of attorney's fees.(Bankr. N.D. Miss.)
Issue(s)
Limitation on Compensation of Professional Persons; Professionals Employed by Trustee

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 28, 2019 , LexisNexis #0319-027

Hungry Horse, LLC, In re

Ruling
Court would consider approving a fee defense provision in a retention agreement provided that the estate will agree to a similar provision for committee counsel and that no fees will be allowed for unsuccessful fee defense work. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
Issue(s)
Limitation on Compensation of Professional Persons; Professionals Employed by Trustee or Committee.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 20, 2017 , LexisNexis #1017-094

Fish & Fisher, Inc., In re

Ruling
Total denial of a professional's fees was not warranted for there was no evidence presentedwhich showed that the professional acted in any manner considered as harmful toward thebankruptcy estate. (Bankr. S.D. Miss.)
Issue(s)
Limitation on Compensation of Professional Persons; Grounds for Denial of Compensation.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 01, 2017 , LexisNexis #1017-003

NephroGenex, Inc., In re

Ruling
Investment banking firm's request for allowance of compensation and reimbursement of expenses granted where court concluded that firm earned its success fee. (Bankr. D. Del.)
Issue(s)
Limitation on Compensation of Professional Persons; Professionals Employed by Trustee or Committee.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on July 26, 2017 , LexisNexis #0917-035

In re Zylstra Dairy Ltd.

Ruling
Court concluded that pre-approved flat rate fee arrangement was not improvident. (Bankr. N.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Limitation on Compensation of Professional Persons; Professionals Employed by Trustee or Committee.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 22, 2016 , LexisNexis #0117-095

In re Relativity Fashion, LLC

Ruling
Banking firms retained by an LLC were entitled to transaction fees under the terms of itsapproved retention agreement. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Limitation on Compensation of Professional Persons; Professionals Employed by Trustee or Committee.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 16, 2016 , LexisNexis #0117-064