In re Flattery
Mar
23
2011
Ruling
Possible wrongful termination recovery was exempt only to extent relating to lost postpetition wages reasonably necessary for support of debtor and dependents.
Procedural posture
A Chapter 7 trustee filed an objection to the debtors' scheduled exemption of a claim that was pending before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) against the debtor wife's former employer for wrongful termination. The debtor wife asserted exemptions under 11 U.S.C.S. § 522(d)(5), (d)(11)(D), and (d)(11)(E).
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