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Priority and Superpriority Bankruptcy Claims

In a recent bankruptcy case, Illinois reached a superpriority claim settlement agreement with the major coal producer Peabody Energy, reports MiningWeekly.com. Large coal producers, such as Peabody Energy, are sometimes allowed to self-bond so that they can operate mines without setting aside sums of money reserved for cleaning up their mining site in the… Read More »