Category: General
Updated on February 19, 2019
The Mass of Contradictions that Define “Bad Boys” in Sports, Art, Life, and the Law
The phrase “bad boys” is one that conjures up a multitude of contradictory connotations. In sports, the Detroit Pistons wore the moniker proudly as they pummeled their way to consecutive NBA championships. Those bad boys, however, are long gone and now the …
Updated on February 19, 2019
US Supreme Court Deciphers “Defalcation” in Bullock: A Canonical Exercise in “Reading Law” (Scalia/Garner)
The US Supreme Court has long taught the importance of certain canons of interpretation unique to bankruptcy law, the more significant ones being: The Fresh-Start Policy: A primary purpose of bankruptcy is to relieve the debtor “from the weight of …
Updated on February 19, 2019
US Supreme Court’s Decision in Bullock: A Significant Development in Determining “Recklessness” Under Federal Law?
Last week I published a blog post on the US Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Bullock v. BankChampaign, N.A., No. 11-1518 (May 13, 2013), that focused on the Court’s application of the noscitur a sociis canon to the bankruptcy nondischargeability statute dealing with “defalcation …
