James Jay Ball, Debtor-Appellant v. A.O. Smith Corporation, Creditor-Appellee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 2006-06-09

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*68 FEINBERG, Circuit Judge. The question in this appeal is whether a judgment of sanctions in the form of defense costs entered against a lawyer under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 and Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is a nondis-chargeable debt “for willful and m…

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