Michigan

News out of the City of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing is that attorney fees are skyrocketing. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes, on whose docket the matter sits, has been known to be harsh on attorney fees for consumer bankruptcy attorneys. It will be interesting to see his take on attorneys working for a government organization. The …

A fight has emerged in bankruptcy court between the City of Detroit and an insurer over casino revenues. The insurer has claimed that its debt is secured against those revenues and that as a secured creditor, it should have the right to take possession of that collateral. The City, on the other hand, is seeking …

The attorneys for the City of Detroit have filed papers in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan seeking to stay any and all proceedings against 36th District Court. The attorneys seek to enforce the bankruptcy stay to apply to the 36th District Court as part of the entire City of Detroit …