Fractured 4th Circuit gives workers’ comp insurer priority 

Posted: 1:00 am Fri, March 25, 2005
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By the most divergent vote possible on a three-judge panel, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that a claim for unpaid workers’ compensation insurance is entitled to priority status under the federal bankruptcy code.The upshot of the 1-1-1 vote — comprising two concurrences and a dissent — aligns the conservative 4th Circuit ...