Undervaluing One Asset Can Result in Denial of Discharge, Fourth Circuit Holds
Financial professional was held to a higher standard in valuing estate assets.
Judgments for Malice in California Aren’t Nondischargeable Automatically
Ninth Circuit again shows deference to the BAP in making the circuit’s bankruptcy law.
Circuits Now Split on Dischargeability for Third Party’s Violation of Securities Laws
Eleventh Circuit panel divided on reaching alternative holding under Section 523(a)(19).
Falsely Misrepresenting One Asset Isn’t Grounds for Nondischargeability, Circuit Holds
Eleventh Circuit takes sides with the majority in circuit split over Section 523(a)(2).
Breach of Corporate Fiduciary Duty Is Not Automatically Nondischargeable
‘Fiduciary duty’ is more narrowly defined in Section 523(a)(4) than in corporate law.