United States Third Circuit

Employee "Stay-On" benefits were properly denied administrative expense priority, under 11 U.S.C. section 503(b)(1)(A), where it was not established that the work performed pre-petition represented an "actual, necessary cost and expense of preserving the estate."

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/26/2002
• Published 07/26/2002

Judges

• Before:  ALITO, RENDELL, and HALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lawrence E. Oscar, Alan S. Kopit, Julie K. Zurn (Argued), Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP, Cleveland, OH, Robert D. Gary, Thomas R. Theado, Thomas A. Downie, Gary, Naegele & Theado, Lorain, OH, Morton Branzburgh, Klehr Harrison Harvey, Branzburgh & Ellers, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Steven K. Kortanek, Klehr Harrison Harvey, Branzburgh & Ellers, LLP, Wilmington, DE, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brain E. O'Connor (Argued), Julie O. Veit, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, New York City, Deborah E. Spivack, Mark D. Collins, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE, for appellee.