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Filing ‘13’ Immediately After Renewing a Title Loan Might Be Bad Faith

Reversing the bankruptcy court, a district court says that renewing a title loan before filing might bar confirmation of a chapter 13 plan.

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Alabama Middle District

First Circuit BAP Limits the Student Loan ‘Borrower Defense’

The First Circuit BAP suggests that invocation of the borrower defense with regard to dischargeability of student loans requires exhaustion of administrative remedies in the Department of Education.

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Ninth Circuit Invited to Sit En Banc Regarding Dischargeability of Disciplinary Costs

The Ninth Circuit again questions the Supreme Court’s ‘atextual’ analysis of Section 523(a)(7).

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A Judgment for Punitive Damages Might Not Support Nondischargeability Automatically

Jury instructions and a special verdict form can determine whether issue preclusion automatically results in nondischargeability.

Court :

Texas Southern District

Bankruptcy Update Smorgasbord: A Review and Discussion of Recent Decisions and Other Changes Impacting Bankruptcy Practice

Bankruptcy Code

Topics

Consumer Bankruptcy

Business Reorganization

Third-Party Releases

Bankruptcy Code

Topics

Business Reorganization

Corporate Officer Has a Nondischargeable Debt from the Company’s Fraud

Tenth Circuit insinuates that a debtor may have a nondischargeable debt even if the debtor did not personally benefit from fraud.

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Case Law Update

Bankruptcy Code

Topics

Consumer Bankruptcy

Business Reorganization

Nondischargeability Litigation

Bankruptcy Code

Topics

Consumer Bankruptcy

Discharge/Dischargeability

Advanced Fraudulent Transfers: A Baker’s Dozen of Helpful Tips and Insights

Bankruptcy Code

Topics

Fraudulent Transfers

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