The Fourth Circuit first reversed the dismissal of the appeal of the confirmation of a partial dirt-for-debt Ch. 11 plan on mootness grounds and then affirmed the Bankruptcy Court's confirmation...
Judge(s):
Judge Duncan authored the opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Floyd joined.
Stubbs & Perdue, P.A. v. Angell (In re Anderson, Jr.), Case No. 15-1316 (4th Cir. Jan. 26, 2016).
Ruling:
Affirming the district court, the Fourth Circuit held that the bankruptcy court correctly interpreted/applied Landgraf v. USI Film Products, 511 U.S. 244 (1994), to find that the version of 11...
2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 13729 (4th Cir. July 6, 2011)(published)
Ruling:
For purposes 11 U.S.C. § 507(a) (4), severance compensation was "earned" by former employee claimants on the day they became participants in the debtor's severance plan immediately after their...
