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February 22, 2018

Consumer protection claims brought by states are nondischargeable in chapter 11 only when the state has been the target of fraudulent representations.
Consumer protection claims brought by states are nondischargeable in chapter 11 only when the state has been the target of fraudulent representations.

February 8, 2018

Relation-back kicks in if an earlier motion contains the elements of a complaint.
Relation-back kicks in if an earlier motion contains the elements of a complaint.

February 1, 2018

District court second-guesses the sufficiency of evidence that the bankruptcy court found sufficient.
District court second-guesses the sufficiency of evidence that the bankruptcy court found sufficient.

January 31, 2018

Eighth Circuit sides with the Third: ‘Reasonably ascertainable,’ not ‘reasonably foreseeable,’ determines which creditors are entitled to actual notice.
Eighth Circuit sides with the Third: ‘Reasonably ascertainable,’ not ‘reasonably foreseeable,’ determines which creditors are entitled to actual notice.

January 26, 2018

Objection is not required to bar a discharge to an individual who received a chapter 7 discharge within eight years.
Objection is not required to bar a discharge to an individual who received a chapter 7 discharge within eight years.