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Consumer Bankruptcy, Nondischargeability, And Penal Debt, Abbye Atkinson
Consumer Bankruptcy, Nondischargeability, And Penal Debt, Abbye Atkinson
Abbye Atkinson
This Article examines the issue of categorically nondischargeable debts in the Bankruptcy Code. These debts are excepted from discharge ostensibly because they indicate that the debtor incurred the debt through some misconduct, there is an important public policy at play that requires the debt to be excepted from discharge, or a discharge of certain state-imposed debts raises federalism concerns. Using penal debt as its lens, this Article critiques these analytical frames, arguing that they do not do much work to help explain why some debts are treated as categorically nondischargeable while others that seem to implicate the same concerns are …
The Role Of Empirical Data In Developing Bankruptcy Legislation For Individuals, Marjorie L. Girth
The Role Of Empirical Data In Developing Bankruptcy Legislation For Individuals, Marjorie L. Girth
Marjorie L. Girth
Symposium: As We Forgive Our Debtors
The Bankruptcy Of Golfers' Warehouse, Inc.: A Lesson In How To Sell A Business In Chapter 11, Briton Collins, Will Smith, David Choi
The Bankruptcy Of Golfers' Warehouse, Inc.: A Lesson In How To Sell A Business In Chapter 11, Briton Collins, Will Smith, David Choi
David Y Choi
No abstract provided.
The Denial Of Future Tort Claims In In Re Piper Aircraft: Will The Court's Quick-Fix Solution Keep The Debtor Flying High Or Bring It Crashing Down?, Michelle M. Harner
The Denial Of Future Tort Claims In In Re Piper Aircraft: Will The Court's Quick-Fix Solution Keep The Debtor Flying High Or Bring It Crashing Down?, Michelle M. Harner
Michelle M. Harner
No abstract provided.
2001: A Code Odyssey (New Dawn For The Article 9 Secured Creditor), Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger, Michael G. Hillinger
2001: A Code Odyssey (New Dawn For The Article 9 Secured Creditor), Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger, Michael G. Hillinger
Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger
No abstract provided.
The Potential Value Of Dynamic Tension In Restructuring Negotiations, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic
The Potential Value Of Dynamic Tension In Restructuring Negotiations, Michelle M. Harner, Jamie Marincic
Michelle M. Harner
No abstract provided.