Judge Elizabeth Katz Gives Some Relief for a Debtor Ineligible to Discharge Student Loans Massachusetts bankruptcy judge requires flexibility from both the government and the debtor who is saddled with huge student loans. Read more about Judge Elizabeth Katz Gives Some Relief for a Debtor Ineligible to Discharge Student Loans
Having Nondischargeable Debts Doesn’t Entitle a Chapter 7 Debtor to Object to Claims Courts are split on whether having nondischargeable debts gives an individual chapter 7 debtor standing to object to claims. Read more about Having Nondischargeable Debts Doesn’t Entitle a Chapter 7 Debtor to Object to Claims
PACA Violation Doesn’t Result in Nondischargeability for Defalcation, Tampa Judge Says On an upcoming certified appeal, the Eleventh Circuit can decide whether violating a PACA trust is a ‘defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity’ that makes a debt nondischargeable. Read more about PACA Violation Doesn’t Result in Nondischargeability for Defalcation, Tampa Judge Says
Costs of a Disciplinary Proceeding Held Nondischargeable Under Section 523(a)(7) Another court strains to explain why costs incurred by disciplinary authorities were not in compensation for “actual pecuniary loss.” Read more about Costs of a Disciplinary Proceeding Held Nondischargeable Under Section 523(a)(7)
General Discharge Barred Suing the Debtor to Collect a Nondischargeable Debt The Eleventh Circuit narrowed its Jet Florida rule that allowed suing a discharged debtor as nominal defendant. Read more about General Discharge Barred Suing the Debtor to Collect a Nondischargeable Debt
Corporate Debtors in Subchapter V May Discharge Nondischargeable Debts Only individuals in subchapter V of chapter 11 are barred from discharging debts found to be nondischargeable under Section 523(a). Read more about Corporate Debtors in Subchapter V May Discharge Nondischargeable Debts