The Bankruptcy Code at 40: A Q&A with Richard Levin, an Author of the Code
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ABI Consumer Commission Final Report — Committee on Chapter 13
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Selected Topics on Case Administration and the Estate in Chapter 7
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Case Law and Rules Update: Parts I and II
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Default Judgments Are (Sometimes) Nondischargeable Under Issue Preclusion
If the parties litigate but the defendant eventually defaults, the default judgment can result in nondischargeability via issue preclusion, Eleventh Circuit holds.
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Fifth Circuit Makes Student Loans Even More Difficult to Discharge
Fifth Circuit now says that student loans must ‘impose intolerable difficulties’ to be dischargeable.
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The Ascendance of Common Law and the Demise of Equity in Bankruptcy
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Consumer Bankruptcy Trends
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How to Draft a Judgment to Be Nondischargeable in Bankruptcy
To be nondischargeable, a stipulated judgment must lay out facts showing the debt was incurred by false representation or actual fraud.