Pennsylvania Dep't of Envtl. Resources v. Tri-State Clinical Labs., Inc.
ELR Citation: ELR 21269 No(s). 98-3332 (3d Cir. Jun 2, 1999)
The court holds that punitive criminal fines imposed against a bankrupt laboratory for post-bankruptcy petition conduct that violated the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act are not administrative expenses that receive priority status under the Bankruptcy Code. The court first holds that noncomp...