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April 07, 2023

In the Alex Jones corporate Subchapter V case, Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez said that the later chapter 11 filing by Jones himself, with about $1.5 billion in debt, didn’t kick the corporate debtor out of Subchapter V and into ‘ordinary’ chapter 11.

February 23, 2023

The opinion by Justice Barrett largely bases the outcome on the use of the passive voice in Section 523(a)(2)(A).

February 10, 2023

To avoid automatic nondischargeability, the debtor in the settlement of a fraud suit must deny liability.

February 06, 2023

When a stay violator refused to reimburse debtor’s counsel for fees to stop the stay violation, Judge Rebecca Connelly awarded attorneys’ fees for time spent to collect attorneys’ fees.

January 27, 2023

Bankruptcy Judge Gunn from D.C. sides with the majority to hold that “personal injury” does not require physical injury but may include reputational harm.

January 17, 2023

The Fair Credit Reporting Act doesn’t require credit reporting agencies to resolve disputed facts or law about the discharge of private student loans.

December 16, 2022

Some tasks are too complex for lawyers and should be performed by paralegals.

December 08, 2022

Will the Supreme Court add words to Section 523(a)(2)(A) to yield a result that the justices find more palatable?

November 16, 2022

The Fourth Circuit had recently held that both individuals and corporations in subchapter V of chapter 11 are barred from discharging debts that are nondischargeable under Section 523(a).

November 03, 2022

Milwaukee district judge rules that bankruptcy does not cut off future liability on a personal guarantee issued before bankruptcy.