United States Sixth Circuit

Defamation per se under Michigan law presumes damages, so 11 USC 523(a)(6) nondischargeability, for debts arising from willful and malicious injury to another, applies to Michigan judgment of per se defamation because of the presumed intent to cause injury.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/26/2001
• Decided 05/10/2001
• Published 05/10/2001

Judges

• Before JONES, BATCHELDER, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard Kelly Harris (argued and briefed), Louisville, KY, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard A. Schwartz (argued and briefed), Kruger, Schwartz & Morreau, Louisville, KY, for Appellees.