Fifth Circuit Rules that the Penalty under the ACA Isn’t a Priority Tax Claim
The exaction for failure to purchase health insurance isn’t an excise tax ‘on a transaction’ under Section 507(a)(8)(E)(i).
Medical Bills Are Held to Be Consumer Debts, Invoking the Means Test
Someone forced into bankruptcy on account of medical bills will also be forced into chapter 13.
Payments Under the NFL’s Brain Injury Settlement Are Held Exempt on Appeal
Former NFL players with neurological impairment can file bankruptcy and exempt payments under league’s concussion settlement.
Payments Under the NFL’s Brain Injury Settlement Are Exempt, Florida Judge Rules
Compensation for brain injury is a disability payment, not payment on a tort claim.
Failing to Purchase Health Insurance Won’t Result in a Priority Tax Claim
Another court rules that Sebelius isn’t controlling on the characterization of the individual mandate under the Bankruptcy Code.
Failing to Purchase Health Insurance Won’t Result in a Priority Tax Claim
The exaction for failure to purchase health insurance under the ACA is a tax for constitutional purposes but not a tax under the Bankruptcy Code, New Orleans judge rules.