Collecting Criminal Restitution Does Not Violate the Automatic Stay
Three circuits permit collection of criminal restitution despite the automatic stay.
Notice to Admit Laid Basis for Collateral Estoppel When Consent Judgment Didn’t Qualify
Consenting to judgment failed to avoid imposition of collateral estoppel on dischargeability.
Judgments for Malice in California Aren’t Nondischargeable Automatically
Ninth Circuit again shows deference to the BAP in making the circuit’s bankruptcy law.
Breach of Corporate Fiduciary Duty Is Not Automatically Nondischargeable
‘Fiduciary duty’ is more narrowly defined in Section 523(a)(4) than in corporate law.