Bankruptcy
Breach of Contract
Employee Wage Claims
In re Equustria Development Inc.
Published: Jan. 25, 2014 | Result Date: Dec. 20, 2013 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 3:12bk16367 Bench Decision – $213,693
Facts
Equustria Development Inc. filed for bankruptcy on Dec. 12, 2012. Equustria's main business was operating an equine review called "Valitar," but the review closed after only four performances. Prior to filing for bankruptcy, Equustria did not pay its employees a final paycheck.
Gregory Akers, the Chapter 7 trustee, moved for the authority to pay pre-petition employee wage claims to those employees.
Result
The court agreed and Equustria was authorized to pay $213,693 in employee wage claims.
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