Swanner v. Lazar (In re Lazar)

OPINION REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

STEVEN W. RHODES, Chief Judge.

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In this adversary proceeding, the plaintiff, Susan Swanner, seeks a judgment that a *382debt owing to her from the debtor, Thomas Lazar, is nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4) and (6) and that Lazar should be denied a discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(2) and (3). The debt results from a legal malpractice judgment entered in the Oakland County Circuit Court in Swanner’s favor against Lazar in the amount of $487,-500 following a jury trial.

This Court previously dismissed Swanner’s claim under 11 U.S.C.…