This panel explores how theft by contractor claims intersects with nondischargeability actions, including fiduciary defalcation and fraud theories.
Learning Objectives:
- Attendees will analyze theft by contractor claims in the construction context and assess how such claims give rise to nondischargeability litigation under the Bankruptcy Code.
- Attendees will evaluate the legal standards applicable to fiduciary defalcation, fraud, and related causes of action in contractor-debtor disputes.
- Attendees will examine litigation strategies, evidentiary considerations, and practical advocacy techniques used in prosecuting and defending theft by contractor nondischargeability actions.