It is my goal to be known as the go-to attorney in Kentucky and Southern Indiana for student loan bankruptcy cases. The cases below are some of the most important cases about getting student loan discharges and are well-worth reading. The link on the left is the document the description for the document is on the right.
Student Loan Bankruptcy Cases
| Cases | Citation and Summary |
| Andresen v. Nebraska Student Loan | Undue Hardship Allowed Andreson v Nebraska Student Loan Program, Inc. Treated a state lender similar to private lender. This case outlines and compares the different types of undue hardship discharges and partial discharges. |
| Bender v. ECMC | |
| Loan Payments inside/outside plan CO | Case explaining how to calculate a Chapter 13 plan to allow for student loan repayment without discrimination |
| Casim v ECMC 6th Circuit 2008 | |
| Student loan percent discrimination | Case explaining how to calculate a Chapter 13 plan to allow for student loan repayment without discrimination |
| Student loan percent discrimination | The memorandum brief for above case BOSCACCY |
| Cline v. Illinois Student Loan | |
| Collection Charges US Brief | |
| Complaint against Bank, School | |
| Complaint against school | Actual Case Word Document Suit against School |
| Complaint against Bank and School | |
| Cosigner hardship discharges | |
| Cumberworth v. DOE | |
| Denise Bronsdon | Brunner is not the only test this case used the totality of the circumstances test to determine undue hardship some of the judges in NY no longer use brunner. |
| ECMC v Reynolds | |
| ECMC v. Jesperson | |
| False Certification | |
| Ford v. Student Loan Guarantee | |
| Gainful Employment | |
| Hann-v-ECMC (1st_circuit] | |
| Hedlund v Educational Resources Institute and Penn. Higher Education Assistance | |
| In Re Reynolds | |
| Interrogatories for Plaintiff to DOE | |
| Johnson v. Missouri Baptist College | |
| Lee v.Student Loan Guarantee Foundation of Arkansas | |
| Long v. ECMC | |
| Marx v GRC | |
| McCormick v. Diversified Collection | |
| Parker v. General Revenue Corp | |
| Partial Discharges Easier Law Review | |
| Disability Discharge Challenge | |
| Sample Pleading undue hardship | |
| School Fraud case | |
| Student loans v unsecured | |
| Claim Denial | |
| Student loan complaint | A short complaint |
| Larson | Some expenses are allowed to undue hardship cases and some are not |
| Income contingent loan program | Attempt at ICR program was required first |
| Payments inside and outside plan | Order allowing low payments inside the plan and full payments for long term debt outside. |
| Pro Se case Holden v Sallie Mae | Well drafted complaint |
| cosigner hardship discharge case | Well Drafted Complaint |
| Summary Judgment Support | Disability Based Plaintiff Summary Judgment |
| Svoboda v. ECMC. | Decision Showing the Burden of Proof and how hard an appeal is for factual discretion |
| Undue hardship | |
| Wieckiewicz v ECMC [11th] | |
| West Law PSI | News release for jail time given to owner of a business school for doctoring records so that he would not lose accreditation. Similar sentences have been given to a paralegal school in Paducah and Louisville Dexter college. |
Resources for Student Loans
Student Loan Bankruptcy Law Reform
Current Student Loan Interest Rates
History of Student Loans in Bankruptcy
What is the Student Loan Brunner Test?
Student Loan Bankruptcy Qualifications
Do you need help managing your student loan? Contact my office right away to start the conversation. Nick C. Thompson, Attorney: 502-625-0905
