In re: Patriot Coal Corporation, also known as Eastern Coal Holding Company, Inc., also known as Patriot Coal Corporation Midwest, Debtor;Patriot Coal Corporation; Heritage Coal Company LLC, Plaintiffs - Appellants v. Peabody Holding Company, LLC; Peabody Energy Corporation, Defendants - Appellees, 497 B.R. 36

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HOLDINGS: [1]-Upon rejection of a "me too" collective bargaining agreement under 11 U.S.C.S. § 1113, a debtor was still required to comply with the terms of an individual employer plan and provide certain retirees their plan-defined benefits, as it had not sought modification of those retirees' benefits under 11 U.S.C.S. § 1114; [2]-Under a liabilities assumption agreement, a holding company was liable for benefits as well.