A proposed compromise of a controversy under Rule 9019 is evaluated in terms of whether it is fair, equitable, & in the best interest of the estate. The standing of a debtor's shareholders to object to a settlement is limited to their status as creditors.

The parties should be able to reach a consensus on the amount of fees due under a contingent fee agreement with the law firm that represented the debtor in litigation with the City of Omaha. If not, they may request mediation or litigate in state court.

The debtor in possession's proposal to lease out equipment was denied because the lease was not in the ordinary course of business, it was not identified in the plan, and it may be in violation of the terms of a lease that the debtor has with another entity.

Under the terms of a settlement agreement, a creditor was entitled to one-half of the "distributable proceeds" from another lawsuit, which were the net proceeds available after payment of fees, litigation expenses, and administrative expenses.

IRS was entitled to interest on deferred payments on its claim, pursuant to Section 1129(a)(9)(C). The plan provision disallowing interest on tax claims dealt only with post-petition, pre-confirmation interest, and not with the issue of present value.

Trustee sought to abandon property to debtor. Debtor objected because he didn't want the accompanying tax liability. Court ruled that abandonment wasn't taxable to estate, that the trustee could abandon only to debtor, & debtor was liable for the taxes.

A corporate debtor must be represented by counsel and cannot appear through or be represented by a non-attorney corporate officer and shareholder. Accordingly, stay relief – limited by the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 – was granted to the creditor.

BAPCPA § 1325(a)(9) prohibits the bifurcation of a claim secured by the debtor's personal vehicle, but it nevertheless requires the debtor to pay the secured creditor the present value of its claim, which includes interest over the life of the plan.

The court denied debtor's motion to reopen the case because the issue of whether a buyer at a trust deed sale had to pay the difference between his credit bid and the amount of the secured claim to the debtor or the second lien holder was a state law ques