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Discharge/Dischargeability

PACA Debt Isn’t Nondischargeable, Chicago Judge Says, Siding with the Minority

Lower courts are split on whether violating a PACA trust results in a nondischargeable debt. The question is on direct appeal to the Eleventh Circuit.

7th Circuit
Illinois
Illinois Northern District

Ninth Circuit Takes a Hard Line on What’s an Equivalent Tax Return for Dischargeability

Interpreting the hanging paragraph in Section 523(a), the Ninth Circuit sticks to the Beard test in deciding whether something is close enough to a tax return to justify discharging a tax debt.

9th Circuit

Defending a 523/727 Action

Bankruptcy Code
523
727
Topics
Consumer Bankruptcy
Discharge/Dischargeability

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Student Loans

Bankruptcy Code
523(a)(8)
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Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability

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Circuit and District Court Splits on Important Bankruptcy Issues with Bill Rochelle & Friends

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Automatic Stay
Claims
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraudulent Transfers
Plan Confirmation
Preferences
Professional Compensation/Fees
Venue/Jurisdiction
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Business Reorganization
International Insolvency
Puerto Rico
Small Business

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Ninth Circuit Affirms the BAP on the Outer Limits of the Discharge Injunction

Deducting a discharged loan to a child from her inheritance didn’t violate the discharge injunction.

9th Circuit

Income-Based Repayment Plans Are No Defense to Undue Hardship

Jan 2022

Bankruptcy Code
523(a)(8)
Topic Tags
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability

How Student Borrowers Lost the Promise of a Fresh Start

Jan 2022

Bankruptcy Code
523(a)(8)
Topic Tags
Legislation
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability

Split Widens on Dischargeability for Third Party’s Violation of Securities Laws

Circuits are split 2/1 on whether a debtor must have committed a securities law violation before a judgment is made nondischargeable under Section 523(a)(19).

8th Circuit
Minnesota
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