Affirming the district and bankruptcy court judgments/orders, the Second Circuit held, inter alia, (1) debtors' negotiations with union, as "authorized representative" of employees, complied with...
Judge(s):
D. Jacobs, R. Lohier, G. Crawford (sitting by designation)
Summarized by Amy Quackenboss , American Bankruptcy Institute
12 years 6 months ago
Citation:
Patriot Coal Corp. v. Peabody Holding Co. (In re Patriot Coal Corp.), Case No. 13-6031 (B.A.P. 8th Cir, August 21, 2013)
Ruling:
In REVERSING the decision of the bankruptcy court, the Eighth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel held that Peabody Holding must continue to pay health-care benefits for certain retired miners and...
Judge(s):
FEDERMAN, Chief Judge, KRESSEL and SHODEEN, Bankruptcy Judges.