Notice to Admit Laid Basis for Collateral Estoppel When Consent Judgment Didn’t Qualify
Consenting to judgment failed to avoid imposition of collateral estoppel on dischargeability.
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Undervaluing One Asset Can Result in Denial of Discharge, Fourth Circuit Holds
Financial professional was held to a higher standard in valuing estate assets.
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Judgments for Malice in California Aren’t Nondischargeable Automatically
Ninth Circuit again shows deference to the BAP in making the circuit’s bankruptcy law.
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Benchnotes April 2017
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Circuits Now Split on Dischargeability for Third Party’s Violation of Securities Laws
Eleventh Circuit panel divided on reaching alternative holding under Section 523(a)(19).
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Falsely Misrepresenting One Asset Isn’t Grounds for Nondischargeability, Circuit Holds
Eleventh Circuit takes sides with the majority in circuit split over Section 523(a)(2).
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Breach of Corporate Fiduciary Duty Is Not Automatically Nondischargeable
‘Fiduciary duty’ is more narrowly defined in Section 523(a)(4) than in corporate law.
Benchnotes March 2017
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