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ABI Journal

523

A Destitute Debtor Succeeds in Discharging Student Loans

Holding two advanced degrees didn’t bar the discharge of student loans.

Adjudicating Securities Law Violations in the Age of Limited Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction

Summer

2018

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First Circuit Splits with the Ninth over Good Faith Defense to Discharge Violation

Seven weeks apart, two circuits reach diametrically different conclusions about good faith as a defense to an intentional act that violates the discharge injunction.

Stabbing Victim Gets No Sympathy for His Lawyer’s Mistake

Sympathy for a client won’t make up for counsel’s mistake.

A False Statement About One Asset Isn’t Grounds for Nondischargeability, Supreme Court Rules

High court resolves a circuit split on Section 523(a)(2)(B) and the meaning of “financial condition.”

Islamic Law Informs the Court in Interpreting a Marital Contract

Courts split on the dischargeability of debts incurred in the course of divorce or separation.

Conflict Issues and Getting Paid

Bankruptcy Code

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