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For Nondischargeability, a Bankruptcy Court Can Find a Securities Law Violation

A decision from a state or federal court before bankruptcy finding a securities law violation isn’t required for nondischargeability under Section 523(a)(19).

9th Circuit

Benchnotes January 2025

Jan 2025

Bankruptcy Code
1182
11 U.S.C. § 362
523
542
726
1326
541
Part VII. Adversary Proceedings›7004
Topic Tags
Automatic Stay
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraud
Plan Confirmation
Practice and Procedure
Consumer Bankruptcy

Chicago District Judge Decides that Sub V Debtors Can Have Nondischargeable Debts

Reversing the bankruptcy court, the Chicago district judge follows the Fourth and Fifth Circuits and rejects a contrary holding by the Ninth Circuit BAP.

7th Circuit
Illinois
Illinois Northern District

I Can See Clear(l)y Now: Sub V Filings Following § 523(a)’s Application to Corporate Debtors

Feb 2025

Bankruptcy Code
1192
523
Topic Tags
Bankruptcy Litigation
Plan Confirmation
Business Reorganization

Bankruptcy Crossover

Bankruptcy Code
101
109
301
302
341
507
521
522
523
524
526
707
726
727
1115
1121
1129
1141
1306
1307
1325
1328
1322
362
541
544
548
Topics
Automatic Stay
Consumer Bankruptcy
Family/Divorce Issues

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Aggressive Bankruptcy Planning Didn’t Result in the Loss of Discharge

Sixth Circuit held that preferring one creditor with a nondischargeable claim before bankruptcy isn’t intent to hinder, delay or defraud.

6th Circuit

“Wait, Wait, Don’t Disbar Me!” (Game Show Style)

Bankruptcy Code
327
330
523
Topics
Ethics
Practice and Procedure

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Case Law Updates

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1183
1184
1189
1191
1192
523(a)(4)
101
102
103
105
106
109
1334
157
303
305
329
330
348
349
363
365
502
503
505
521
522
523
524
525
526
528
546
554
707
741
1103
1109
1112
1123
1125
1129
1208
1228
1306
1307
1325
1326
1327
1329
1517
1126
1322
326
362
541
544
550
Topics
Bankruptcy Litigation
Consumer Bankruptcy
Business Reorganization
Mass Torts
Small Business

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No Stick, Just a Carrot: Bringing Back the Chapter 13 “Super Discharge” to Give Student Loan Borrowers Meaningful Bankruptcy Relief While Maximizing Debt Repayment by Consumer Debtors

Season
Summer
Law Review Year
2024
Author
Roma Perez
Article Tags
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt

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Disclosures: Helping a Client (and Yourself) Stay Out of Hot Water

Nov 2024

Bankruptcy Code
329
341
523
727
Topic Tags
Practice and Procedure
Consumer Bankruptcy
Discharge/Dischargeability
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