This article analyzes the position, illustrated in a review of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation's case law, according to which, following personal bankruptcy, managers may be released from further obligations to compensate for damages caused to the company and creditors, provided the managers did not commit intent or gross negligence at the time the damage was caused. The author examines the contradiction between this approach and the literal text of bankruptcy law, its implications for protecting creditors' interests, and the arguments in favor of differentiating liability based on the degree of fault.