Meridian Bank v. Eugene Alten, Marlene Alten, and Thomas J. Subranni, Trustee Eugene and Marlene Alten

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• holding that insolvency is not an excuse to avoid obligation to provide records
• stating that “[t]he issue of justification depends largely on what a normal, reasonable person would do under similar circumstances”
• stating that “[t]he issue of justification depends largely on what a normal, reasonable person would do under similar circumstances”
• noting that the inquiry should factor in the debtor’s sophistication, experience and education
• “Depending upon the sophistication of the debtor and the extent of his activities, different record keeping practices are necessary.”
• stating the “standard is that of a reasonably prudent person in the same or similar circumstances”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).