November 27, 2020
The Ninth Circuit rules that Taggart raised a ‘significantly high hurdle’ before holding a creditor in contempt of the discharge injunction.
November 20, 2020
Sometimes, being too aggressive backfires when the defendant files bankruptcy.
October 28, 2020
The equitable power under Section 105(a) permits extending the discharge objection deadline when the court makes a mistake.
October 21, 2020
Judge Christopher Klein parses the burdens of proof on conversion, dismissal and right to a discharge for an individual in chapter 11.
October 2, 2020
Reading Husky narrowly, the Eleventh Circuit requires that fraud occur before a debt arises to make the debt nondischargeable under Section 523(a)(2)(A).
October 1, 2020
An obligation can be penal in nature, and thus nondischargeable, even though it’s measured by pecuniary loss.
September 29, 2020
Insurance companies must nail down the treatment of performance bonds before plan confirmation.
5th Circuit , Louisiana ,
September 10, 2020
Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn imposed civil contempt sanctions for ignoring court orders over five years.
September 4, 2020
Tenth Circuit joins the Fifth Circuit by holding that student loans are not ‘educational benefits’ under Section 523(a)(8)(A)(ii).
September 2, 2020
Courts are split over the effect on claims discharged in chapter 7 if the debtor converts the case to chapter 13.