Bankruptcy Litigation

Securities Fraud Judgment Is Automatically Nondischargeable, Circuit Says

Tenth Circuit slams securities fraudsters already nailed with default judgments.
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No ‘Innocent Insider’ Exception to In Pari Delicto in New York, Judge Holds

New York becomes even more inhospitable to trustees facing in pari delicto defense.

How the Bankruptcy Code Determines the Winner of a Bar Fight

Getting punched out in a bar fight might not result in a nondischargeable debt.
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Fatally Defective Complaint Can Still Have ‘Related To’ Jurisdiction

Fifth Circuit warns about conflating jurisdiction and the merits.
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