Legal Opinion
NWI Orthodontics, P.C. v. Bell (In re Bell)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 18, 2013No. Bankruptcy No. 09-15352 ELF; Adversary No. 09-339 ELFPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERIC L. FRANK, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In this adversary proceeding, Plaintiffs NWI Orthodontics, Inc. (“NWI”) and its shareholders, Drs. Kenneth Hyde (“Hyde”), Michael Koufos (“Koufos”), and Charles Hurst (“Hurst”), seek a determination that their claims against Debtor Kennith L. Bell (“Bell or the Debtor”) are nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a).
Bell was employed by NWI as its Practice Administrator and Executive Director from 1996 to 2006. After discovering various financial irregularities and commissioning a forensic investigation of its corporate books and records, NWI…
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