Legal Opinion

United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 770 v. Official Unsecured Creditors Committee (In Re Hoffman Bros. Packing Co.)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 16, 1994No. BAP Nos. CC-93-1966-VJH, CC-93-2044-VJH. Bankruptcy No. LA93-23593 BRPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

VOLINN, Bankruptcy Judge:

The debtor in possession failed to make postpetition contributions to its employees’ health plans and pension funds in breach of its obligation under collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with its unions. It sought and was granted an interim order pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1113(e) providing prospective downscaling of benefits in four CBAs and sanctioning, nunc pro tunc, certain post-petition breaches. Subsequently, the court authorized the debtor to reject the CBAs. On appeal by one of the unions affected, we AFFIRM the interim order, but REVERSE and VACATE its…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. National Labor Relations Board v. Bildisco & BildiscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. KatzSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Laborers Health & Welfare Trust Fund v. Advanced Lightweight Concrete Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  3. Hopkins v. Suntrust Mortgage, Inc. (In Re Ellis)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 2010
  4. Teamsters Industrial Security Fund v. World Sales, Inc. (In Re World Sales, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  5. In Re Northwest Airlines Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2006

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