Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity

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.

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.

Sovereign Immunity Fully Insulates a Tribe from Lawsuits

Sovereign immunity protects a tribe even after successful veil piercing.

Circuit Split Update on Sovereign Immunity and Derivative Suits Against the IRS

Ninth Circuit won’t rehear DBSI, creating a split with the Seventh Circuit on Sections 106(a)(1) and 544(b)(1).
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