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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.

A decision from a state or federal court before bankruptcy finding a securities law violation isn’t required for nondischargeability under Section 523(a)(19).

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

Sixth Circuit held that preferring one creditor with a nondischargeable claim before bankruptcy isn’t intent to hinder, delay or defraud.

Disclosures: Helping a Client (and Yourself) Stay Out of Hot Water By Andrew S. Erickson It is common for a chapter 7 panel trustee to review hundreds of pages of financial records along with the petition and schedules for any given consumer chapter 7 case prior to the