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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Corporate Governance
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Creditors' Committee
Consumer Bankruptcy
Business Reorganization
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First Circuit Writes a Treatise on the Elements of Judicial Estoppel

Disputed facts can defeat invocation of judicial estoppel on summary judgment.

1st Circuit

Inside ABI March 2023

March 2023

Topic Tags
Consumer Bankruptcy
Business Reorganization

Survivor’s Benefits Under a Pension Plan Might Not Become Estate Property

Unlike Clark v. Rameker, where an inherited IRA wasn’t exempt, the inheritance of benefits under a pension plan might not become estate property under Section 541(c)(2).

10th Circuit
New Mexico

DOJ Provides Guidance on Evaluating Federal Student Loan Discharge Requests in Bankruptcy

April 2023

Bankruptcy Code
523(a)(8)
Topic Tags
Bankruptcy Litigation
Practice and Procedure
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Article Tags
Court Administration
Fraud
Fraudulent Transfers
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Real Estate
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Debts for a Partner’s Fraud Are Still Nondischargeable, the Supreme Court Says

The opinion by Justice Barrett largely bases the outcome on the use of the passive voice in Section 523(a)(2)(A).

Supreme Court

Ownership Issues in Crypto Cases

April 2023

Topic Tags
Claims
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Finance and Banking

Eleventh Circuit Explains an Interlocutory Order Can Become ‘Final’ for an Appeal

Federal Rule 41(a)(1)(A) only permits voluntary dismissal of an entire action, not individual claims, the Eleventh Circuit says.

11th Circuit
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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Corporate Governance
Court Administration
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Business Reorganization
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