Legal Opinion
TKC Aerospace Inc. v. Muhs (In Re Muhs)
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 8, 2019No. 18-1372PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THACKER, Circuit Judge:
At the root of this appeal is a provision in the United States Bankruptcy Code stating that a debt "for willful and malicious injury by the debtor to another entity" is nondischargeable in Chapter 7 bankruptcy. 11 U.S.C. § 523 (a)(6) (emphasis supplied). In 2016, Charles Taylor Muhs ("Appellant") filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and attempted to discharge a judgment in excess of $ 20 million entered by an Alaska district court against him and in favor of TKC Aerospace, Inc. ("TKCA"). TKCA, however, claims that the judgment is nondischargeable because the damages award was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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