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136031P.pdf   08/21/2013  Patriot Coal Corporation  v.  Peabody Holding Company
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  13-6031
   U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis   
   [PUBLISHED] [Kressel, Author, with Federman, Chief Judge, and Shodeen, 
   Bankruptcy Judges] 
   Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. While Heritage Coal's rejection of its 
   collective bargaining agreement relieves it of its contractual obligation 
   to pay benefits, it still has a statutory obligation to pay those 
   benefits, at least until all of the steps of Section 1114 are complied 
   with; upon rejection of a "me too" agreement under Section 1113, absent 
   modification under Section 1114, Heritage was required to comply with the 
   terms of the individual employer plan and provide its retirees those plan 
   defined benefits; here, neither Heritage nor the United Mine Workers 
   requested a modification under Section 1114; Peabody Holding's obligation 
   for benefits is also undisturbed.