Katahn Associated, Inc. v. Wien (In Re Wien)

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• uncontested summary judgment replete with extensive findings of fact and conclusions of law can satisfy the actually litigated and essentially decided requirements
• \[T]here is substantial agreement among the circuit courts of appeal that have addressed the issue that punitive damages are nondischargeable under section 523(a)(6).\
• a bankruptcy court usually reviews the entire record of an earlier proceeding when deciding whether a matter has been actually litigated for the purposes of collateral estoppel

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