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Punitive Damages Dischargeable Debts

Troutman Pepper

$225,000 Punitive Damages Award Upheld Where Creditor Repeatedly Contacted Customer After Being Notified of Attorney...

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Earlier this year, a district court for the Middle District of Florida upheld a jury award of $225,000 in punitive damages in a debt collection case finding the defendant’s conduct “reprehensible” based on the physical harm...more

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Bankruptcy Discharge of Debts for Willful and Malicious Injury

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Can a debtor discharge a debt arising out of a deliberate or intentional act that causes injury to you? A recent article addressed the general issue of discharging debts in bankruptcy and various grounds for excepting...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

In re: Muhs “Willful and Malicious” Does Not Mean “Willful and Malicious”

In In re Muhs, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit was called upon to decide whether “the meaning of ‘willful and malicious’ under Alaska law is identical to the meaning of ‘willful and malicious’ under...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

50 Cent Files for Bankruptcy, Trades In Da Club for In Da Courthouse

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The rapper Curtis James “50 Cent” Jackson III filed a voluntary chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in Connecticut bankruptcy court on Monday, July 13, 2015. Jackson rose to prominence with songs like In Da Club and P.I.M.P. from...more

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