Conduct is "malicious" for these purposes when it reflects "such a conscious and deliberate disregard of the interests of others that [it] may be called wilful or wanton" (Marinaccio v Town of Clarence, 20 NY3d 506, 511 [2013], quoting Dupree v Giugliano, 20 NY3d 921, 924 [2012]; see also Prozeralik v Capital Cities Communications, 82 NY2d 466, 479 [1993]; Carvel Corp. v Noonan, 350 F3d 6, 24 [2d Cir 2003]; Prosser & Keeton, Torts § 2 at 9 [5th… [read post]