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First Circuit Splits with the Ninth over Good Faith Defense to Discharge Violation
Seven weeks apart, two circuits reach diametrically different conclusions about good faith as a defense to an intentional act that violates the discharge injunction.
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New Jevic Settlement Fails, Making Supreme Court’s Reversal More Costly
Unlike Rodney Dangerfield, Jevic workers get respect when Delaware judge rejects a new settlement they dislike.
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Failing to Purchase Health Insurance Won’t Result in a Priority Tax Claim
Another court rules that Sebelius isn’t controlling on the characterization of the individual mandate under the Bankruptcy Code.
Federal and State Oversight of SNFs: What Happens at the Point of Enforcement?
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Oil and Gas Decommissioning: At Whose Expense?
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The Dischargeability of Unpaid WCI Premiums
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Failing to Purchase Health Insurance Won’t Result in a Priority Tax Claim
The exaction for failure to purchase health insurance under the ACA is a tax for constitutional purposes but not a tax under the Bankruptcy Code, New Orleans judge rules.
CFPB Suit in District Court Immune from Transfer to Bankruptcy Court
Courts split on which change of venue statute applies to ‘related to’ suits in district court.
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Sovereign Immunity Fully Insulates a Tribe from Lawsuits
Sovereign immunity protects a tribe even after successful veil piercing.