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§ 330(a)(4)(A)

Deweese, In re

Ruling
Chapter 11 debtors were allowed to compensate their attorney with unencumbered funds fromone of their solvent companies where no creditors had objected. (Bankr. W.D. Ky.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed;

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 08, 2023 , LexisNexis #1023-004

Biondo, In re--Biondo v. Gold

Ruling
Debtor's objection to the fees awarded to attorneys in her bankruptcy overruled where the fees compensated the attorneys for services reasonably likely to benefit debtor's bankruptcy estate. (6th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed; Unnecessary, Duplicative or Nonbeneficial Services.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 08, 2023 , LexisNexis #0423-004

Sunergy Cal. LLC, In re

Ruling
Debtor's counsel was not entitled to fees for services rendered while acting as counsel for thedebtor in possession after a Chapter 11 trustee was appointed. (Bankr. E.D. Cal.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed;

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 18, 2022 , LexisNexis #0123-078

Lupton Consulting LLC, In re

Ruling
Fees sought by debtors' counsel were not subject to denial as court could not make the broadfinding that counsel's services were not reasonably likely to benefit the debtors' estates at thetime the services were rendered. (Bankr. E.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed;

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on March 22, 2022 , LexisNexis #0522-029

Rhoads, In re

Ruling
Court denied trustee's attorneys'' requests for fees relating to services that did not benefit the debtor's estate. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed; Unnecessary, Duplicative or Nonbeneficial Services.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 06, 2018 , LexisNexis #0219-075

Porada, In re

Ruling
Court reduced counsel's interim compensation and fees for entries that appear to be lumping and services with insufficient description. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed; Unnecessary, Duplicative or Nonbeneficial Services.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 27, 2018 , LexisNexis #0219-074

Swenning, In re

Ruling
Application for approval and final allowance of compensation denied in part where counsel services were not allowed as they were not reasonably likely to benefit the estate. (Bankr. N.D. Okla.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed; Unnecessary, Duplicative or Nonbeneficial Services.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 20, 2017 , LexisNexis #0817-091

Horizon Grp. Mgmt., LLC, In re

Ruling
Compensation to law firm that represented a trustee in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case had to be reduced as the firm billed for work it performed prior to retention, billed for time more than one attorney spent for performing the same task, and provided an insufficient description of work performed. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Compensation of Officers; Determination of Amount; Compensation Disallowed; Unnecessary, Duplicative or Nonbeneficial Services.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on March 08, 2017 , LexisNexis #0417-034

In re Kaiser

Ruling
Fees of attorneys for trustee allowed with reductions for services that were duplicative, did not benefit the estate, were clerical in nature and for non-discounted travel charges.
Issue(s)
Could trustee's attorney's fees pursuant to the fourth interim fee application be allowed?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 15, 2015 , LexisNexis #0116-107

In re Kaiser

Ruling
Trustee's attorneys' fees denied to the extent requested for services that did not benefit the estate or were not necessary to case administrations.
Issue(s)
Should interim fees of attorneys' for chapter 7 trustee be allowed?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 25, 2015 , LexisNexis #0315-108