Baldridge v. Continental Airlines Holdings, Inc. (In Re Continental Airlines Holdings, Inc.)

OPINION 1

MARY F. WALRATH, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue before the Court is whether the Plaintiffs’ claims are limited by 11 U.S.C. § 502(b)(7). We hold that they are and, consequently, deny the Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment.

I. JURISDICTION

This Court has jurisdiction over these proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1334 and 157(b)(1), (b)(2)(A), (B) and (O).

II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 2

On February 23, 1986, Eastern Airlines (“Eastern”) and the Air Lines Pilots Association (“the Pilots’ Union”) 3 ratified a collective bargaining agreement (“the CBA”), which included the Labor Protective…