Creditor Holding Nondischargeable Debts Lacks Standing for Discharge Objection
Personal financial stake required before creditor can file discharge complaint.
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Marianne O. Battini
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Split Grows on Dischargeability of Tax Liability on Late-Filed Returns
Nashville judge holds that late-filed tax debt can sometimes be discharged.
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Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.
Sixth Circuit Splits with the Second over the Wagoner Rule on Standing
Sixth Circuit revives lawsuit against lender that allegedly aided Ponzi scheme.
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Andre M. Davis
Courts Divided on Contempt Sanctions as Automatically Nondischargeable
Showing intentional violation of court order isn’t enough for nondischargeability.
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C. Kathryn Preston
Award of Attorneys’ Fees to the Government Is a Dischargeable Debt
Section 523(a)(7) interpreted narrowly in a fee-shifting dispute.
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David M. Lawson
Improperly Taking $297.72 Results in $250,000 in Punitive Damages for Stay Violation
Creditor’s unrepentant attitude escalates punitive damages from $33,700 to $250,000.
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Kay Woods
Denial of Settlement Is Not Final and Not Appealable, Sixth Circuit Holds
Supreme Court’s Bullard opinion implies that denials of settlements are not appealable.
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Raymond M. Kethledge
Continuing to Farm Is Not Prerequisite for Relief in Chapter 12
Judge prescribes loose standards for eligibility as a family farmer.
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Joan A. Lloyd
Sixth Circuit Joins the Split on Whether Bankruptcy Courts Are ‘Courts of the U.S.’
The Supreme Court may have a new case to elevate or diminish the status of bankruptcy courts.
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Helene N. White
Chapter 7 Debtors Might Benefit from Jevic by Analogy
Otherwise-valueless exemptions might get value, depending on the outcome of Jevic.
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Denise Page Hood