Wilkins v. Rymes Heating Oils, Inc.

Joseph N. Laplante, United States District Judge

This appeal from the Bankruptcy Court turns on the nature of appellants' claims. While appellants frame their case as one for successor liability based on Title VII claims against the purchaser in a bankruptcy sale, they seek payment of settlement amounts agreed to with the debtor after the sale. Finding no error in the Bankruptcy Court's determination that its order approving the sale forecloses successor liability for these settlement amounts, this court affirms the Bankruptcy Court's decision.

I. Applicable legal standard

This court has…