Legal Opinion
In Re Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 13, 2003No. 01-1788, 01-4159 and 01-4437PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
The issues in this bankruptcy appeal involve the doctrine of successor liability and arise out of the Bankruptcy Court’s order approving the sale of the assets of Trans World Airlines (“TWA”) to American Airlines (“American”). The primary question is whether the District Court erred in affirming the Bankruptcy Court’s order, which had the effect of extinguishing the liability of American, as successor to TWA, for (1) employment discrimination claims against TWA and (2) for the Travel Voucher Program awarded to TWA’s flight attendants in settlement of…
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