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Circuits Are Split on the Extent to Which Bankruptcy Law Preempts State Law

The Ninth Circuit held that a debtor’s claim for malicious prosecution must be brought in bankruptcy court and may not be filed in state court.
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Prefiling Review Ok with BAP as Sanction for Filing Baseless Dischargeability Complaint

A lender was filing baseless dischargeability complaints believing that the impecunious debtors would default or settle.
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