Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Smith (In Re Smith)

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• holding debt for conspiracy nondischargeable under § 523(a)(6) even though his conduct was not an independent, recognized tort but his actions were willful and malicious
• “To be ‘malicious’ the act must be done in conscious disregard of one’s duties, or without just cause or excuse, but does not require ill will or specific intent to do harm.”
• “Section 523(a)(6) is an exception to the right of discharge contained in the Bankruptcy Code. It precludes the discharge of a debt- or ‘from any debt ... for willful and malicious injury by the debtor to another entity or to the property of another entity.’ ”

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