June 13, 2017

Judgment Void for Violating Discharge Doesn’t Qualify for Rooker-Feldman Protection

Kansas judge differs with a non-precedential Tenth Circuit opinion on Rooker-Feldman.

10th Circuit, Kansas

May 10, 2017

Violation of Professional Ethics Resulted in a Nondischargeable Debt

Two ethical lapses resulted in a nondischargeable debt.

5th Circuit

May 09, 2017

Third Circuit Joins the Majority in the Split Over Late-Filed Tax Returns

Circuit split widens on an issue the Supreme Court has been ducking.

3rd Circuit

May 05, 2017

A ‘Loan’ Is Not an ‘Educational Benefit,’ Ninth Circuit BAP Holds

BAPCPA amendments on student loans modified the definition of ‘educational benefit.’

9th Circuit

April 26, 2017

In Dischargeability, No Disclosure Required if Not Requested

Sometimes, failure to disclose material facts is not misleading.

1st Circuit

April 21, 2017

Foolishly Accumulating Student Loans Does Not Factor into Dischargeability, Circuit Holds

ABI President Eugene Wedoff wins a pro bono victory in the Eleventh Circuit.

11th Circuit

April 04, 2017

Fee Application After Completion of Plan Payments Comes Too Late

Fees awarded after discharge are wiped out like everything else.

6th Circuit, Michigan, Michigan Western District

March 08, 2017

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.

6th Circuit

March 03, 2017

Undervaluing One Asset Can Result in Denial of Discharge, Fourth Circuit Holds

Financial professional was held to a higher standard in valuing estate assets.

4th Circuit

February 28, 2017

Judgments for Malice in California Aren’t Nondischargeable Automatically

Ninth Circuit again shows deference to the BAP in making the circuit’s bankruptcy law.

9th Circuit