Fraud

The Benefits of Hindsight: Determining Whether a Receipt of Benefits Is a Necessary Element of the Fraud Exception to Discharge

Supreme Court’s Vicarious Liability Approach to Discharge Needs Congressional Reform

April 2023

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).

Benchnotes April 2023

April 2023

Sometimes, a Settlement with No Admission of Liability Can Be Nondischargeable

To avoid automatic nondischargeability, the debtor in the settlement of a fraud suit must deny liability.