Curtis v. LaSalle National Bank (In Re Curtis)

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• awarding punitive damages for violation of discharge injunction and automatic stay
• “[W]here there has been an ‘arrogant defiance’ of the Bankruptcy Code, punitive damages are most appropriate.”
• emotional distress damage award upheld where debtor credibly testified to stress, weight loss, and vomiting, as well medical treatment with anti-depressant medication
• emotional distress damage award upheld where debtor credibly testified to stress, weight loss, and vomiting, as well medical treatment with anti-depressant medication
• upholding, on reconsideration, a punitive award of $30,000

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