Judge denies severance pay for former Forum Health exec

YOUNGSTOWN — The U.S. Bankruptcy Court has denied a motion by Forum Health trustees to give severance pay to the health-care system’s former top executive.

In an order filed Wednesday, Judge Kay Woods said Walter “Buzz” Pishkur, former president and chief executive officer of Forum Health, was not eligible for severance pay.

The Forum board filed a motion Nov. 25, 2009, proposing to pay Pishkur $18,216 in severance benefits.

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