Discharge/Dischargeability

Fourth Circuit: State Law Claims for Discharge Violations Are Not Preempted

The Fourth Circuit declined to follow the First and Sixth Circuits on preemption of automatic stay violations by expanding the ban to redress for discharge violations.
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Second Circuit Nixes Nationwide Class Actions for Discharge Violations

The Second Circuit split with the First Circuit, which had permitted nationwide class actions because the discharge injunction is statutory.
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