Default Judgments Are (Sometimes) Nondischargeable Under Issue Preclusion

August 14, 2019

Default Judgments Are (Sometimes) Nondischargeable Under Issue Preclusion

If the parties litigate but the defendant eventually defaults, the default judgment can result in nondischargeability via issue preclusion, Eleventh Circuit holds.

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Opinion Link

View Opinion

https://abi-opinions.s3.amazonaws.com/Creech.pdf

Case Details

Case Citation

Creech v. Viruet (In re Creech), 18-12584 (11th Cir. Aug. 7, 2019); the Illinois bankruptcy court opinion is Draka v. Andrea (In re Andrea), 18-96014 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 6, 2019).

Case Name

Creech v. Viruet (In re Creech), 18-12584

Court

11th Circuit

Bankruptcy Tags

Bankruptcy Litigation

Practice and Procedure

Consumer Debt

Discharge/Dischargeability

Business Reorganization