523(a)(4). With the corporate veil pierced, Lupo is denied the protection of the corporate shield for his own actions. Therefore, the debt is held to be his own, rather than merely a corporate one, and nondischargeable. IV. Willful and Malicious Injury Under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6) Section 523(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code provides the following: (a) A discharge under section 727, 1141, 1228(a), 1228(b), or 1328(b) of this title does not discharge an individual debtor from any debt — ■ (6) for willful and malicious injury by the debtor to another entity or to the property of another entity. 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(6). A creditor has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a debt is nondischargeable. Grogan v. Garner, 498 U.S. 279, 291, 111 S.Ct. 654, 112 L.Ed.2d 755 (1991) (<HOLDING>); In re Stern, 345 F.3d 1036, 1043 (9th
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