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9th Circ. Trims Benefits Claims In Trucking Co. Ch. 11

Law360, New York (May 07, 2009) -- A federal appeals court has ruled that benefits for retirees of bankrupt Consolidated Freightways Corp. can't be considered in determining priority claims for contributions to a health insurance plan administered by Aetna Inc.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion Wednesday partially reversing a ruling by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District...

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