Fraud

After conversion, the debtor was entitled to prosecute an appeal at the debtor’s expense when the appeal involved the debtor’s personal liability.

Judge Peter Henderson declined to adopt an interpretation of Section 548 that would turn innocent retailers into recipients of fraudulent transfers when someone buys goods but turns the goods over to someone else.

A homestead can be protected from collection of a nondischargeable debt, limiting the judgment creditor to attaching nonexempt property.

Betting on a Fresh Start? Gambling Debt Dischargeability in an Era of Online Sports Betting By Connor D. Hicks The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) on May 14, 2018. 1 PASPA had largely made it unlawful for states

Bartenwerfer held to make a debt nondischargeable as to someone who was neither a partner nor an agent.

If a creditor’s judicial lien is avoided, how can the creditor collect the underlying debt if it’s excepted from discharge?

Benchnotes By Bradley D. Pack, Aaron M. Kaufman and Christina Sanfelippo 1 Constitutional Challenge to Chapter 13 Trustee Compensation Scheme Rejected The salaries of chapter 13 trustees are paid by the trustees’ collection of a percentage fee from every plan payment

District judge decides that an individual debtor has standing to appeal conversion from Subchapter V of chapter 11 to chapter 7.

Benchnotes By Aaron M. Kaufman, Bradley D. Pack and Christina Sanfelippo One Practical Effect of Using Bankruptcy to Pursue Litigation in the Context of a Ponzi Scheme: The In Pari Delicto Defense In Kelly v. BMO Harris Bank NA, 1 the Eighth Circuit explained one key

Bankruptcy Fraud: Still a Threat to the Bankruptcy Process By Elise Mochizuki The recent increase in both consumer and corporate bankruptcy filings is expected to include significant bankruptcy fraud and/or abuse. With the goal of empowering stakeholders to assist the