Companies Reorganizing Under Chapter 11 Battle With Former Employees Over Lifetime Health Benefits

The Wall Street Journal: “Linda Roberts thought she would enjoy lifetime health benefits after a dozen years lifting radiators and iron in a factory for Visteon Corp. But the car-parts maker won bankruptcy-court approval to terminate those retiree benefits, just months after Ms. Roberts, 62 years old, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and leukemia. …

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Filed under: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance on August 14th, 2010