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Court: Debt to Paramour Obtained by Fraud Partially Nondischargeable

Pursuant to Section 727(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, an individual debtor can obtain a discharge of his pre-petition debts, see 11 U.S.C. Section 727(a). In general, the effect of a discharge is to relieve the debtor from all debts that arose before the date the debtor filed for bankruptcy protection.
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New York Law Journal

Failing to Pay a FINRA Arbitration Award: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Ethan A. BrecherThe consequences to a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) registered representative for not paying an adverse arbitration…
12 minute read

Legaltech News

Equifax Breach Affects 143M: How Would GDPR Have Impacted the Disclosure?

Had the breach occurred under the General Data Protection Regulation, the implications for Equifax would be substantial.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

False Claims Act Cases Are Piled Up at SCOTUS: What to Watch

Here's a snapshot of a handful of pending FCA cases and a significant, but different type of whistleblower issue under the Dodd-Frank Act that the justices have already agreed to decide.
17 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pauley Slims Down Commerzbank RMBS Trustee Suit Against BoA, US Bank

U.S. District Judge William Pauley III of the Southern District of New York winnowed down claims Wednesday against U.S. Bank and Bank of America in…
11 minute read

National Law Journal

False Claims Act Cases Are Piled Up at SCOTUS: What to Watch

Legal fees, pleading requirements and disputes over timing—the False Claims Act is providing the U.S. Supreme Court with myriad issues as companies and whistleblowers pitch the justices on cases to take for the new term. Time will tell if the justices are willing to bite. Here's a snapshot of several pending petitions.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pauley Slims Down Commerzbank RMBS Trustee Suit Against BoA, US Bank

U.S. District Judge William Pauley III of the Southern District of New York winnowed down claims Wednesday against U.S. Bank and Bank of America in a housing crisis legacy suit brought by the German bank Commerzbank.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

When It Comes to Anti-Money Laundering, Challenges Abound for Compliance Pros

A number of the respondents to a recent AML survey didn't even know if they had experienced a regulatory action at their company in this space. That seems to point to trouble.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

When It Comes to Anti-Money Laundering, Challenges Abound for Compliance Pros

A number of the respondents to a recent AML survey didn't even know if they had experienced a regulatory action at their company in this space. That seems to point to trouble.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

DFS to Court: OCC Fintech Charter 'Undermines' Its Authority

The state Department of Financial Services, answering the federal government's motion to dismiss, argues that it has standing to sue the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency over its proposal to regulate fintech companies with a special-purpose bank charter, calling it an "unabashed power grab."
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