Fraud, Bankruptcy Courts and the Rooker-Feldman/Res Judicata doctrines
A very interesting judgment was recently handed down by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern district of New York. This judgment examined and pronounced upon the effects (in Federal Court) of fraud on the application of Res Judicata/Rooker-Feldman Doctrine. Brief Background In this case, the debtor Frank Petrelli approached the Court to challenge…
Read MoreKANSAS BANKRUPTCY COURT DELIVERS GROUNDBREAKING JUDGMENT ON STUDENT DEBT RELIEF.
In Sept 2018, a very interesting decision was handed down by the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas. This judgment established the precedent that a student loan may be discharged in bankruptcy upon certain considerations. Brief Facts Vicki Metz borrowed $16,613.73 between 1989 – 1991 in order to enable her pay for her…
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