Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity

Fourth Circuit Broadly Defines Restitutions that Aren’t Discharged in Chapter 13

The federal appeals court brushed aside technicalities under state criminal law in deciding that an order for restitution was not discharged under Section 1328(a)(3).
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Supreme Court to Rule on Waiver of Sovereign Immunity for Suits Under Section 544(b)(1)

To resolve a circuit split, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a trustee can sue the government to recover a fraudulent transfer under state law when sovereign immunity would bar an ‘actual creditor’ from suing.

Supreme Court Reverses Purdue: No Nondebtor, Third-Party, Nonconsensual Releases

Justice Gorsuch for the majority bans third-party releases broader than a discharge for those who don’t surrender all their assets to the court.

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