Article Title
Honing a Blunt Instrument: Refining the Use of Judicial Estoppel in Bankruptcy Nondisclosure Cases
First Page
205
Abstract
For individuals and organizations facing financial distress, modern bankruptcy law provides a statutory respite from creditors and mounting debt. When a debtor's liabilities irretrievably exceed its available assets, the law provides a forum for interested parties to efficiently assess and equitably divide or restructure a maximized pie of debtor value. What happens, however, when an individual or corporate debtor, either through fraud or mistake, "hides" a piece of the pie?
Recommended Citation
Robert F. Dugas,
Honing a Blunt Instrument: Refining the Use of Judicial Estoppel in Bankruptcy Nondisclosure Cases,
59 Vanderbilt Law Review
205
(2006)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vlr/vol59/iss1/5