October 2, 2020
Reading Husky narrowly, the Eleventh Circuit requires that fraud occur before a debt arises to make the debt nondischargeable under Section 523(a)(2)(A).
October 1, 2020
An obligation can be penal in nature, and thus nondischargeable, even though it’s measured by pecuniary loss.
September 29, 2020
Insurance companies must nail down the treatment of performance bonds before plan confirmation.
5th Circuit , Louisiana ,
September 10, 2020
Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn imposed civil contempt sanctions for ignoring court orders over five years.
September 4, 2020
Tenth Circuit joins the Fifth Circuit by holding that student loans are not ‘educational benefits’ under Section 523(a)(8)(A)(ii).
September 2, 2020
Courts are split over the effect on claims discharged in chapter 7 if the debtor converts the case to chapter 13.
August 24, 2020
Private charity is not considered to be part of a debtor’s income under the first part of the Brunner test.
August 20, 2020
Bankruptcy Court Alone May Decide Whether a Claim Is Estate Property, BAP Says
August 5, 2020
Lease assumption is binding even if the debtor doesn’t follow the procedural requirements of Section 365(p).
July 20, 2020
Bankruptcy Judge Warren makes sure the sanctions won’t be dischargeable if the offending creditor files his own bankruptcy.