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Debt dischargeable in bankruptcy despite fraud  (access required)

Published: December 11, 2009

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A debt could be discharged in bankruptcy even though it arose from the debtor’s settlement of a state fraud claim, the 1st Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel has ruled in affirming a finding of dischargeability. The plaintiff sued in state court, alleging that debtor obtained certain assets of a building contractor as part of a fraud scheme ...
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