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IN RE HILGARTNER

No. 22-1762, No. 22-1778.

91 F.4th 186 (2024)

IN RE: Lee Andrew HILGARTNER, Debtor. Yasuko Yagi, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee Andrew Hilgartner, Defendant-Appellant. In re: Lee Andrew Hilgartner, Debtor. Yasuko Yagi, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee Andrew Hilgartner, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 18, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. DeVita , LAW OFFICE OF JAMES A. DEVITA, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant. Alfredo Acin , OFFIT KURMAN, P.C., Tysons Corner, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Harris wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge Quattlebaum and Judge Bell joined.

The Bankruptcy Code excepts from discharge debts "for willful and malicious injury" to another. 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). The question in this case is whether and to what extent money owed under a pre-suit settlement agreement arising from such injury falls within the scope of § 523(a)(6). We agree with the district...

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