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Indiana Dept of Workforce Dev. v. Lucio (In re Lucio)

Indiana Dept of Workforce Dev. v. Lucio (In re Lucio)

Ruling
Debt for unemployment benefits could not be held nondischargeable absent allegations of fraudulent intent and justifiable reliance on misrepresentations by state.
Issue(s)
Did state employment department establish grounds for a default judgment of nondischargeability of claim for recovery of unemployment benefits based on debtor's misrepresentations with intent to deceive?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 17, 2014 , LexisNexis #1014-051