Legal Opinion
B.B. v. Grossman (In re Grossman)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California
Decided September 11, 2015No. Case No. 14-21767-C-13; Adv. Pro. No. 14-02140PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLEIN, Bankruptcy Judge:
Revenge porn comes to bankruptcy. The plaintiff wants a $25,000 judgment debt excepted from the chapter 13 discharge. The judgment was entered in a lawsuit for invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress because the debtor-defendant posted on the internet a supposedly-private video showing the parties disrobed and engaged in intimate relations. The question is whether the complaint states a claim for relief under 11 U.S.C. § 1328(a)(4) for “willful or malicious” conduct. The answer is yes.
Facts
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- United States v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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