Awards of Costs in Bankruptcy Court

Authors

Laura B. Bartell, Wayne State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In this article I will look at awards of costs in bankruptcy courts, focusing on the bases for such awards, the discretion conferred on bankruptcy judges to award costs or deny them, what "costs" may or may not be awarded, and what procedural steps a litigant must pursue to secure such an award.

Disciplines

Bankruptcy Law

Recommended Citation

Laura B. Bartell, Awards of Costs in Bankruptcy Court, 17 NORTON J. BANKR. L. & PRACTICE 869 (Dec. 2008).