Supreme Court allows coal equivalent claims against liquidated state enterprise, rejecting social purpose defense.

The Supreme Court of Poland partially overturned lower court decisions dismissing workers' claims for coal equivalents against a liquidated state enterprise. While the state argued that paying the equivalent violated the social purpose of law due to financial difficulties, the Court held that statutory provisions protecting employees' interests override such defenses. Consequently, the Court found no basis to reject the claims under the social purpose clause and remanded the case for further proceedings.