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In re Consolidated Freightways Corp.

In re Consolidated Freightways Corp.

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