Bankruptcy Court’s Contempt Power Includes Incarceration for More Than Three Years
Ninth Circuit gives short shrift to a man who continues defying an order to turn over $1.4 million of estate property.
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Relativity Media Investor Claims $12.5 Million Fraud
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Rockland Accountant Faces Sentencing in Alleged $60 Million Ponzi Scheme
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U.S. Supreme Court Will Consider Narrowing Securities-Fraud Laws
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Notice Can Be Ok if Given to Attorney Who Represented Creditor Four Years Earlier
Fraudulent intent can’t be inferred from failure to disclose assets that became worthless before bankruptcy, Tenth Circuit says.
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Madoff Customers' Recovery Tops 75 Percent with Merkin Settlement
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Bitcoin’s Price Was Artificially Inflated Last Year, Researchers Say
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Bankruptcy Courts May Issue ‘Consent Directives,’ Ninth Circuit BAP Says
BAP equates discovery powers of bankruptcy courts with district courts and federal agencies.
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Serial Bankruptcy Filings Can Result in a Conviction for Bankruptcy Fraud
Although the debtor only intended to halt eviction, the Seventh Circuit enhanced the sentence to reflect the claims of all creditors.
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A False Statement About One Asset Isn’t Grounds for Nondischargeability, Supreme Court Rules
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