Topic
Fee Applications
15 published works
Commercial Case Notes
Court Refuses to Grant Fees Incurred in Making a Fee Application
By John Lundin
On December 12, 2025, Justice Cohen of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Vigeland v. Sand Assoc., L.P., 2025 NY Slip Op. 34822(U), refusing to award…
Sidley Austin Blog
“A Bad Bull”: Chancery Court Rejects Plaintiffs’ Fee Application in Oracle Derivative Litigation
By Jaime A. Bartlett, Chaddy Georges
Plaintiffs’ bid for a US$5 million mootness fee in In re Oracle Corp. Derivative Litigation, C.A. No. 2017-0337-SG was denied by Vice Chancellor Glasscock, who noted that “not even great…
A Lawyer's Blog
PART 137 AND SURROGATE COURT FEE APPLICATIONS
MATTER OF HART, 2022 NY Slip Op 22018 - NY: Surrogate's Court, Rockland 2022:"I. Motion for Summary Judgment for Failure to Comply with Part 137The proponent of a summary judgment…
Protecting Your Legal Practice
Transparency in Fee Applications is a Must
By The Honorable Patricia K. Costello
A Washington, D.C. firm seeking fees resulting from a successful Freedom of Information Act application learned that transparency is a must, especially when seeking fees from the public fisc. King…
Plan Proponent
Middle District of Florida Weighs-In on Baker Botts and Fee-Defense Costs
Ordinarily, we would not go back over ground already covered by Bill Rochelle in his excellent Rochelle's Daily Wire feed. However, we'll make an exception for anything related to the U.S. Supreme…
Plan Proponent
Applying Baker Botts to Non-Attorney Bankruptcy Professionals
A year and a day ago, we published our first of a number of posts on Baker Botts v. ASARCO, wherein the Supreme Court held that bankruptcy professionals may…
Bankruptcy Law Insights
Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Rejects Effort to Circumvent Supreme Court’s Asarco Decision
By Ben Feder
The Supreme Court’s decision last term in Baker Botts v. Asarco, in which the Court ruled that professionals that are paid from a debtor’s bankruptcy estate cannot be compensated for…
Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law
Delaware Bankruptcy Courts Foreclose Creative Attempts to Distinguish ASARCO
On June 15, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC, 135 S. Ct. 2158 (2015), denying compensation to two…
In Solvency
Judge Sontchi Opines on Committee Counsel Fee Application
By Fox Rothschild LLP, Fox Rothschild LLP
In a 7 page decision released December 28, 2015, Judge Sontchi of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court ruled on a professional's fee application. Even though the Opinion is not particularly unexpected or…
Delaware Bankruptcy Update
Judge Sontchi Opines on Committee Counsel Fee Application
In a 7 page decision released December 28, 2015, Judge Sontchi of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court ruled on a professional's fee application. Even though the Opinion is not particularly unexpected or…