Benchnotes March 2022
Journal Issue:
Report: $50 Billion of Student Debt Could Be Wiped Away in Bankruptcy
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Rochelle’s Rocky Mountain Case Law Update
PACA Debt Isn’t Nondischargeable, Chicago Judge Says, Siding with the Minority
Lower courts are split on whether violating a PACA trust results in a nondischargeable debt. The question is on direct appeal to the Eleventh Circuit.
Ninth Circuit Takes a Hard Line on What’s an Equivalent Tax Return for Dischargeability
Interpreting the hanging paragraph in Section 523(a), the Ninth Circuit sticks to the Beard test in deciding whether something is close enough to a tax return to justify discharging a tax debt.
Court:
Defending a 523/727 Action
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Ninth Circuit Affirms the BAP on the Outer Limits of the Discharge Injunction
Deducting a discharged loan to a child from her inheritance didn’t violate the discharge injunction.
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