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ABI Journal

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.

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).

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.