Legal Opinion
Adventure Resources, Inc. v. Holland
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided March 8, 1996No. Civil A. 2:94-0858PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HADEN, Chief Judge.
Pending is the motion for partial summary judgment of the Defendant/Intervenor Counter-Plaintiffs (the Funds). 1 For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the Funds’ motion.
I. INTRODUCTION
The substance of this adversary proceeding raises complicated issues under the Coal Act, the Bankruptcy Code and the parties’ collective bargaining agreements. Accordingly, it is helpful to provide some background on these statutes and contracts.
An exhaustive treatment of the Coal Act is unnecessary. The Act’s details and the…
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Adventure Resources, Inc. v. HollandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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- Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,651, 10 Fourth Cir. & D.C. Bankr. 226 Adventure Resources, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Amigo Smokeless Coal Company, a West Virginia Corporation Tommy Creek Coal Company, a West Virginia Corporation Green Mountain Energy, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation M.A.E. Services, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Maben Energy Corporation, a West Virginia Corporation Raleigh Leasing, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Stoney Coal Company, a West Virginia Corporation Spruce Laurel Coal Company, a West No. 96-1557 Virginia Corporation Hawley Coal Mining Corporation, a West Virginia Corporation Bickford Mining, Incorporated, Also Known as Allports Coals, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Barrett Fuel Corporation, Successor by Merger to Beckley Lick Run Company, a West Virginia Corporation East Gulf Fuel Corporation, a West Virginia Corporation Coal X Equipment & Supply Company, Incorporated, Formerly Known as Lakeside Supply Company, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Beckley Repair & Hydraulic Service, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Halfway, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Chesapeake Leasing, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Piney Fuel Corporation, a West Virginia Corporation Lakeside Leasing, Incorporated, Formerly Known as Airplane Leasing, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Raleigh Services, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Atlas Coal Leasing, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Sugar Camp Mining, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation H.D. Enterprises, Limited, a West Virginia Corporation Jet Coal Services, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Microblack, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Dover Coal Sales, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation No. 10 Mining, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Panther Red Ash Land Company, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation v. Michael H. Holland, Marty D. Hudson, Elliot A. Segal, Paul R. Dean, Trustees of the Umwa 1950 Pension Trusts and Umwa 1974 Pension Trusts United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Trust United Mine Workers of America 1950 Pension Trust Michael H. Holland, Marty D. Hudson, Elliot A. Segal, Thomas O.S. Rand, Carlton R. Sickles, and Gail R. Wilensky, William P. Hobgood, Trustees of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund United Mine Workers of America Combined Fund Michael H. Holland, Marty D. Hudson, Thomas F. Connors and Robert D. Wallace, Trustees of the Umwa 1992 Benefit Plan United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan Michael H. Holland, Marty D. Hudson, Thomas F. Connors, Elliot A. Segal, Trustees of the Umwa 1993 Benefit Plan United Mine Workers of America 1993 Benefit Plan and Michael H. Holland, Marty D. Hudson, Elliot A. Segal, Joseph J. Stahl, Ii, Trustees of the Umwa Cash Deferred Savings Plan of 1988 United Mine Workers of America Cash Deferred Savings Plan of 1988, and Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services, Social Security Administration of the United States of America, Adventure Resources, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation, and Amigo Smokeless Coal Company, a West Virginia Corporation Tommy Creek Coal Company, a West Virginia Corporation Green Mountain Energy, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation M.A.E. Services, Incorporated, a West No. 96-1938 Virginia Corporation Maben Energy Corporation, a West Virginia Corporation Raleigh Leasing, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Stoney Coal Company, a West Virginia Corporation Spruce Laurel Coal Company, a West Virginia Corporation Hawley Coal Mining Corporation, a West Virginia Corporation Bickford Mining, Incorporated, Also Known as Allports Coals, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Barrett Fuel Corporation, Successor by Merger to Beckley Lick Run Company, a West Virginia Corporation East Gulf Fuel Corporation, a West Virginia Corporation Coal X Equipment & Supply Company, Incorporated, Formerly Known as Lakeside Supply Company, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Beckley Repair & Hydraulic Service, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Halfway, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Chesapeake Leasing, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Piney Fuel Corporation, a West Virginia Corporation Lakeside Leasing, Incorporated, Formerly Known as Airplane Leasing, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Raleigh Services, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Atlas Coal Leasing, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Sugar Camp Mining, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation H.D. Enterprises, Limited, a West Virginia Corporation Jet Coal Services, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Microblack, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Dover Coal Sales, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation No. 10 Mining, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation Panther Red Ash Land Company, Incorporated, a West Virginia Corporation v. Michael H. Holland, Marty D. Hudson, Elliot A. Segal, Paul R. Dean, Trustees of the Umwa 1950 Pension Trusts and Umwa 1974 Pension Trusts United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Trust United Mine Workers of America 1950 Pension Trust Michael H. Holland, Marty D. Hudson, Elliot A. Segal, Thomas O.S. Rand, Carlton R. Sickles, and Gail R. Wilensky, William P. Hobgood, Trustees of the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund United Mine Workers of America Combined Fund Michael H. Holland, Marty D. Hudson, Thomas F. Connors and Robert D. Wallace, Trustees of the Umwa 1992 Benefit Plan United Mine Workers of America 1992 Benefit Plan Michael H. Holland, Marty D. Hudson, Thomas F. Connors, Elliot A. Segal, Trustees of the Umwa 1993 Benefit Plan United Mine Workers of America 1993 Benefit Plan and Michael H. Holland, Marty D. Hudson, Elliot A. Segal, Joseph J. Stahl, Ii, Trustees of the Umwa Cash Deferred Savings Plan of 1988 United Mine Workers of America Cash Deferred Savings Plan of 1988, and Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services, Social Security Administration of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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