Sanction for Discharge Violation: $450 in Actual Damages and $10,000 for Attorneys’ Fees
When there’s ‘no fair ground of doubt’ about a discharge violation, the creditor should settle or make an offer of settlement to avoid larger damages after trial.
Long Island, N.Y. Diocese Fails to Cut Short Sex-Abuse Claim Deadline
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Christopher & Banks Files for Bankruptcy, Closing All Stores
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Third Circuit Upholds Equitable Mootness over a Dissent
Dissenter would have upheld horizontal gifting on the merits.
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DOJ Settles First Civil PPP Fraud Case Against Bankrupt Online Retailer
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Chesapeake Energy Bankruptcy Plan Approved by Judge
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Bankrupt Washington, D.C., Hotel Gets Loan for Sale as Marriott Balks
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Even with Knowledge of Bankruptcy, Discharge Contempt Requires Notice of Discharge
The Ninth Circuit BAP says there must be knowledge of the discharge order to find contempt, even when the debtor continues the same conduct that violated the automatic stay.
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J&J Opposes Former Talc Supplier’s Bankruptcy Plan to Resolve Cancer Claims
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