In re: TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
United States of America and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Appellants
Linda Knox-Schillinger, on behalf of herself and the class of flight attendants she represents, Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued September 12, 2002.
Filed March 13, 2003.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John S. Koppel (Argued), William Kanter, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Colm F. Connolly, United States Attorney, Wilmington, DE, Nicholas M. Inzeo, Acting Deputy General Counsel, Philip B. Sklover, Associate General Counsel, Lorraine Davis, Assistant General Counsel, Robert J. Gregory, Senior Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C., for Federal Appellants.
Namita Luthra (Argued), Lenora M. Lapidus, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Women's Rights Project, New York, NY, for Appellant Linda Knox-Schillinger.
Richard A. Rothman (Argued), Greg A. Danilow, Alan B. Miller, Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., New York, NY, Gregory S. Coleman, Weil, Gotshal & Manges L.L.P., Houston, TX, Mark D. Collins, Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE, for Appellees American Airlines, Inc., AMR Corporation, AMR Finance Inc.
Eric F. Leon, Kirkland & Ellis, New York, NY, Alexander Dimitrief, P.C., James H.M. Sprayregen, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, Laura Davis Jones, Bruce Grohsgal, Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young & Jones, Wilmington, DE, for Appellees Trans World Airlines, Inc., et al.
Before: ALITO and FUENTES, Circuit Judges and OBERDORFER, District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
The issues in this bankruptcy appeal involve the doctrine of successor liability and arise out of the Bankruptcy Court's order approving the sale of the assets of Trans World Airlines ("TWA") to American Airlines ("American"). The primary question is whether the District Court erred in affirming the Bankruptcy Court's order, which had the effect of extinguishing the liability...
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