Money Sears buyer Eddie Lampert wants to avoid up to $43M in severance pay from bankruptcy May 28, 2019May 29, 2019Nathan Bomey, USA TODAYComments Off on Sears buyer Eddie Lampert wants to avoid up to $43M in severance pay from bankruptcy The investor who bought Sears' assets out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy is now trying to back out of an agreement to pay severance to laid-off workers.