United States First Circuit

A Chapter 11 debtor did not have to pay in excess of $1.2 million in severance pay, pursuant to the terms of two pre-petition contracts, as an administrative expense to an executive who was terminated after rendering post-petition services, because his claim was denied administrative priority status.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/27/2003
• Published 05/27/2003

Judges

• STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL and STAHL, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert M. Trien, with whom Victor G. Milione, P.C., and Nixon Peabody, LLP, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ronald R. Sussman, with whom Christopher A. Jarvinen, Kronish, Lieb, Weiner & Hellman, LLP, Joseph S.U. Bodoff, and Bodoff & Associates, were on brief, for appellees.