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In re Consolidated Freightways Corp.

Feb
23
2007
Ruling
Retirees' claims for medical expenses not reimbursed from employee benefit plans terminated by debtor employer were entitled to priority status.
Procedural posture

Claimant retirees from bankruptcy debtors filed proofs of claim for medical expenses which were not reimbursed from the debtors'employee benefit plans, which were terminated prepetition by the debtors. The retirees sought allowance of their claims as priority unsecured claims under 11 U.S.C. § 507(a)(5), a trustee of a creditors'trust objected to the priority of the claims.

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opinion summary, case decided on February 23, 2007 , LexisNexis #0407-058
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United States v. Mitchell

Feb
06
2007
Ruling
Conviction for fraudulent concealment reversed where only prepetition income had been concealed.
Procedural posture

Defendant appealed his conviction for fraudulent concealment of estate property in his bankruptcy case in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 152(1) from the District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. He also appealed the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss from the indictment the charge of submitting a false declaration in a bankruptcy petition in violation of section 152(3).

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opinion summary, case decided on February 06, 2007 , LexisNexis #0307-068
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