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State Bar Disciplinary Proceedings Aren’t Barred by the Automatic Stay or Discharge

A BAP decision raises the question of whether Ninth Circuit authority has been implicitly overruled by Supreme Court decisions.

9th Circuit

Nondischargeability Litigation: Advanced Trial Strategies and Considerations Following the Supreme Court’s Bartenwerfer Ruling

Bankruptcy Code
523
1328
Topics
Consumer Bankruptcy
Discharge/Dischargeability
Family/Divorce Issues

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Supreme Court Update

Bankruptcy Code
1183
1191
1192
523(a)(4)
523(a)(6)
523(a)(8)
Sect. 1123(a)(4)
Section 106(a)
Section 362(k)
101
103
105
109
11 U.S.C. § 363(m)
1334
157
586
301
303
305
327
329
330
348
363
364
365
502
503
522
523
524
547
707
727
1102
1107
1109
1112
1123
1127
1128
1129
1141
1228
1307
1325
1326
1501
1502
1506
1507
1517
1521
1126
1322
326
362
541
544
548
Topics
Asset Sales
Automatic Stay
Claims
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraud
Fraudulent Transfers
Plan Confirmation
Professional Compensation/Fees
Venue/Jurisdiction
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Business Reorganization
International Insolvency
Small Business

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The Problem with Monetary Considerations in § 727 Settlements

September 2025

Bankruptcy Code
727
7041
Topic Tags
Practice and Procedure
Discharge/Dischargeability

Second Circuit Updates with Bill Rochelle

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1183
1191
1192
Section 106(a)
101
103
105
106
109
11 U.S.C. § 363(m)
586
303
305
327
329
330
348
363
364
365
502
503
507
523
524
547
552
707
726
727
1101
1102
1107
1109
1112
1123
1127
1128
1129
1141
1307
1325
1326
1328
1501
1502
1506
1507
1517
1521
1126
1322
326
362
541
544
548
Topics
Asset Sales
Automatic Stay
Claims
Corporate Governance
Ethics
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraud
Fraudulent Transfers
Plan Confirmation
Preferences
Professional Compensation/Fees
Venue/Jurisdiction
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity
International Insolvency
Mass Torts
Small Business

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Benchnotes July 2025

July 2025

Bankruptcy Code
523(a)(6)
11 U.S.C. § 363(m)
329
522
1129
1326
Topic Tags
Asset Sales
Claims
Fraud
Plan Confirmation
Discharge/Dischargeability
Mass Torts

Enforceability of Pre-Petition Agreements in Bankruptcy

July 2025

Bankruptcy Code
11 U.S.C. § 362
523
Topic Tags
Automatic Stay
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Fraud
Discharge/Dischargeability

Equity Won’t Extend the Deadline for Filing a Dischargeability Complaint

The circuits are split on whether equity can extend the 60-day deadline for filing dischargeability complaints.

3rd Circuit
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Eastern District

Ninth Circuit BAP Limits Bartenwerfer on Vicarious Liability for Nondischargeability

The Ninth Circuit BAP explains why Bartenwerfer didn’t open the door to vicarious liability for all forms of nondischargeability in Section 523(a).

9th Circuit

Fraudulent ‘Omission’ Isn’t a ‘Statement’ for Nondischargeability Purposes, BAP Says

If a fraudulent omission were a ‘statement,’ the BAP explains why nondischargeability would be almost impossible to prove.

9th Circuit
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