Split Widens on Dischargeability for Third Party’s Violation of Securities Laws
Circuits are split 2/1 on whether a debtor must have committed a securities law violation before a judgment is made nondischargeable under Section 523(a)(19).
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Trustee Green-Lights Lawsuit Against 'Real Housewife' Erika Girardi
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Another District Judge Rules that Tax Foreclosures Can Be Fraudulent Transfers
The circuits are split on whether the Supreme Court’s BFP opinion can be extended to bar fraudulent transfer attacks on in rem real estate tax foreclosures.
Racial Gaps in Bankruptcy Advice Expose Lawyers’ Blind Spots
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Peñitas City Manager Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Bankruptcy Fraud
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Federal Aid Helped Bankruptcies Decline Through Covid Pandemic
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Judge Barnes Tells Gamblers What Records to Keep to Win a Discharge in Bankruptcy
The suggestion that the debtor never won undercut the poker player’s testimony about uncorroborated gambling losses.
Sometimes, a Judgment Lien from Foreclosure Can Be Avoided as Homestead Impairment
A deficiency judgment arising from foreclosure of another parcel of real estate can be avoided as an impairment of a debtor’s homestead exemption.
State Probate Law Determines What Is or Isn’t Estate Property
Unlike other states, creditors can attach 25% of a judgment debtor’s interest in a spendthrift trust in California.
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One Type of Personal-Bankruptcy Filing Is Rising After Big Drops Last Year
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