In a decision that avoided a “murky” issue of bankruptcy law, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware ruled that a former intern at a Philadelphia news station cannot pursue a $75,000 claim for wrongful termination in Tribune Media Co.’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
On June 16, U.S. District Judge Gregory M. Sleet of the District of Delaware said that Keith Younge “impliedly” consented to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware when he filed his claim for hostile work environment and wrongful termination against the Tribune Media bankruptcy estate.
