Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Goidel (In Re Goidel)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 17, 1993No. 18-23486PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON COMPLAINT TO DECLARE THE NON-DISCHARGE-ABILITY OF DEBT
HOWARD SCHWARTZBERG, Bankruptcy Judge.
The emotionally tense scenario in this case presents the issue as to whether or not the debtors, parents of a four-year old girl, may overcome 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6) and obtain a discharge of a defamation claim brought by the plaintiff, Bonnie Roberts, a bus driver of a preschool bus. Bonnie Roberts claims that she was defamed when the debtors told other parents that she had sexually abused their daughter on the bus. The sex abuse accusation was investigated and did not result in any charges…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Tinker v. ColwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- James P. Wheeler and Sheila N. Wheeler v. A. David LaudaniCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- In Re White Motor Credit, Debtors. Citibank, N.A. v. White Motor CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Flores-Rivera v. Telemundo GroupDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1991
- Materia v. Pereira (In Re Pereira)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1984
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Katahn Associated, Inc. v. Wien (In Re Wien)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
- Adelson v. Smith (In Re Smith)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · 2008
- Hough v. Margulies (In re Margulies)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2012
- Merritt v. Thompson (In Re Thompson)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1993
- Langan v. Evers (In Re Evers)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1997
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