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Justices refuse to force refund of excessive bankruptcy fees


Justices refuse to force refund of excessive bankruptcy fees

The justices on Friday ruled 6-3 that charging equal fees going forward is an adequate remedy for that disparity.

US Supreme Court rejects bankruptcy refund that would have cost ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that bankrupt companies are not entitled to be reimbursed to make up for a disparity in bankruptcy ...

No Refunds for Overpayment of Unconstitutional U.S. Trustee Fees ...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote the opinion of the Court nixing the idea of refunds. The majority held that “prospective parity” was a ...

US Supreme Court justices balk at $326 mln bankruptcy fee refund ...

... bankruptcy fees, with at least three justices appearing hesitant to force U.S. taxpayers to foot a $326 million refund to debtors who paid ...

Supreme Court Says DOJ Won't Have to Refund Bankruptcy Fees (1)

The Department of Justice can keep about $326 million in fees it collected from Chapter 11 debtors during a period when Congress accidentally created a fee ...

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However, six judicial districts in North Carolina and Alabama have opted out of the U.S. Trustee Program, and bankruptcy cases in those ...

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An Update on the Ongoing Fight Over the United States Trustee's Fees

The United States Trustee Program is responsible for the efficient administration of bankruptcy cases throughout most of the country.

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Justices Lob Bankruptcy Fee 'Blank Slate' Over to Lower Courts

asked for a full refund of fees paid during the “nonuniform period ... If the justices decline to take up the Hammons case, Drell ...

Supreme Court Rejects Refunds for Excessive US Trustee Fees

Hammons Fall 2006, 144 S. Ct. 1588 (2024). In its ruling, the court held that the government was not required to refund millions of dollars paid ...

Supreme Court Hears Arguments About Refunding Bankruptcy Fees

The Justice Department challenged that ruling. In arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, Masha Hansford, a Justice Department attorney, ...

Table of Laws Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the ...

28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(6)(B): a statute that imposed temporary but significant increases in bankruptcy fees applicable to large Chapter 11 cases in districts that ...

Problematic Consumer Debtor Attorney's Fee Arrangements and the ...

Moreover, the court found that debtors could have been exposed to legal risk, including breach of contract and possible violation of state law.

Code of Conduct for United States Judges

An independent and honorable judiciary is indispensable to justice in our society. A judge should maintain and enforce high standards of conduct and should ...

Supreme Court Denies Refunds to Debtors Who Paid Excess Fees ...

Today, the Court held that the debtors could not obtain a refund. Writing for the Court, Justice Jackson reasoned that Congress "would have ...

Chapter 11 - Bankruptcy Basics | United States Courts

The final installment must be paid not later than 120 days after filing the petition. For cause shown, the court may extend the time of any installment, ...

Read My Lips: No New Fees | Recognizing and Recovering "Tax ...

The reason is simple – virtually all “taxes” receive priority in bankruptcy in laying claim to a debtor's limited assets. By contrast, “fees” or ...

Dear Colleague Letter to Courts Regarding Fines and Fees for ...

16 The Supreme Court has not expressly held that the Eighth Amendment's prohibitions against excessive fines and. Page 8. 6. 2. The Fourteenth ...

Publication 908 (02/2024), Bankruptcy Tax Guide - IRS

... fees, and court costs ... bankruptcy court to determine the estate's right to the refund. Excessive and erroneous tax refunds paid to the bankruptcy estate.