What is Rule 523 in bankruptcy?

Rule 523 dictates the debts you can't erase through bankruptcy (and the list might surprise you).
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Equity Won’t Save You: Bankruptcy Court Rules that Principles of Equity Cannot be Used to Extend the Deadline to File a Dischargeability Complaint

In a recent decision that highlights a key circuit split, Bankruptcy Judge Patricia M. Mayer of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that equitable powers under Section 105(a) of the Bankruptcy ...
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Even ‘Void’ Transfers May Sail into the Bankruptcy Code Safe Harbors

On the heels of our last client alert on bankruptcy safe-harbor case law developments, yet another court has reemphasized the breadth of ...

Washington Business Journals reports Brian Ferdinand Files Protective Federal Action to Preserve Statutory Rights Under Bankruptcy Code Section 502(b)(6)

Washington Business Journals reports that Brian Ferdinand has initiated a protective federal filing under the United States ...
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Bankruptcy Court Can Even Subordinate a 502(h) Claim

In its decision, the court maintained that the equitable powers of bankruptcy courts were sufficiently broad to subordinate a claim (even a claim that arose under 502(h)) on equitable grounds under ...
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Second Circuit Rules 300 Lawsuits Brought by Liquidator for Offshore Madoff Feeder Fund Barred by Bankruptcy Code

The Second Circuit ruled that U.S. bankruptcy safe harbors, like Section 546(e), apply internationally in foreign insolvency cases. It confirmed that offshore payments made in securities transactions ...
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Canacol Energy Filed for Relief Under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code

TORONTO, Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canacol Energy Ltd. (CNE:CA) (OTCQX: CNNEF) (BVC: CNE.C) (“Canacol” or the “Company”), announces that the Company and certain of its subsidiaries filed for ...