Failing to Purchase Health Insurance Won’t Result in a Priority Tax Claim
The exaction for failure to purchase health insurance under the ACA is a tax for constitutional purposes but not a tax under the Bankruptcy Code, New Orleans judge rules.
CFPB Suit in District Court Immune from Transfer to Bankruptcy Court
Courts split on which change of venue statute applies to ‘related to’ suits in district court.
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Sovereign Immunity Fully Insulates a Tribe from Lawsuits
Sovereign immunity protects a tribe even after successful veil piercing.
Circuit Split Update on Sovereign Immunity and Derivative Suits Against the IRS
Ninth Circuit won’t rehear DBSI, creating a split with the Seventh Circuit on Sections 106(a)(1) and 544(b)(1).
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Ninth Circuit Splits with Seventh on Sovereign Immunity and Derivative Suits by a Trustee
Ninth Circuit criticizes the Seventh for making the sovereign immunity waiver meaningless for Section 544(b)(1) suits.
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