Legal Opinion
AMR Corp. v. Committee of Retired Employees (In re AMR Corp.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 18, 2014No. Case No. 11-15463 (SHL) (Jointly Administered); Adv. Pro. No. 12-01744 (SHL)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chapter 11
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
SEAN H. LANE, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
The Debtors AMR Corporation and American Airlines, Inc. (together, the “Plaintiffs”) commenced this adversary proceeding, seeking a declaratory judgment that the health and welfare benefits they currently provide to their retirees have not vested but instead may be unilaterally modified by Plaintiffs. The Plain*302tiffs seek to shift the cost of these programs entirely from the company to the retirees themselves.
Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion seeking summary judgment on the question of whether the benefits are…
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