IN RE BLUFFTON CASTING CORP.

No. 98-3430.

186 F.3d 857 (1999)

IN RE: BLUFFTON CASTING CORPORATION, formerly known as Sterling Casting Corporation, Debtor-Appellee, Appeal of: Perry R. Coleman, Brian Kable, Maurice A. McGee, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliot D. Levin, Rubin & Levin, Indianapolis, IN; Carl S. Yaller (argued), Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers, Media, PA, for Appellants Perry R. Coleman, Brian Kable, et al.

Stephen L. Fink (argued), Barnes & Thornburg, Fort Wayne, IN; Albert Solochek, Howard, Solochek & Weber, Milwaukee, WI, for Appellee Norwest Business Credit Incorporation.

Mark A. Warsco, Warsco, Brogan & Strunk, Fort Wayne, IN; Thomas P. Yoder, Barrett & McNagny, Fort Wayne, IN, for Debtor-Appellee Bluffton Casting Corporation.

Paul Deignan, Ancel & Dunlap, Indianapolis, IN, for Amicus Curiae United Steelworkers of America.

Richard J. Swanson, Macey, Macey & Swanson, Indianapolis, IN, for Amicus Curiae International Union of United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, U.A.W.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

After Bluffton Casting Corporation ("Bluffton") filed for bankruptcy, some of its employees filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in bankruptcy court regarding the validity, extent and priority of their state law mechanics and employees liens. The claims at issue are based on the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("the WARN Act") and the collective bargaining agreement ("CBA") with Bluffton. The bankruptcy court held that...

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