In a recent decision from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, In re Frederica West ...

Rule 523 dictates the debts you can't erase through bankruptcy (and the list might surprise you).

“[T]he Constitution grants Article III judicial power over all cases arising under the laws of the United States," the appeals court held in its 2-1 decision. "The Bankruptcy Code is a law of the ...

In its decision, the court maintained that the equitable powers of bankruptcy courts were sufficiently broad to subordinate a claim (even a claim that arose under 502(h)) on equitable grounds under ...