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'Pink Slime' Bankruptcy: Worker Says No Warning Before Mass Layoff - Huffington Post

05/11/12

The uproar over "pink slime" beef products may have claimed some collateral damage, with a meatpacking worker in California saying she and her colleagues were laid off without notice in the wake of a bankruptcy filing by AFA Foods Inc. In her ...

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'Pink Slime' Bankruptcy: Worker Says No Warning Before Mass Layoff - Huffington Post

05/11/12

The uproar over "pink slime" beef products may have claimed some collateral damage, with a meatpacking worker in California saying she and her colleagues were laid off without notice in the wake of a bankruptcy filing by AFA Foods Inc. In her ...

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Digital Notes: Dogged by Lawsuits, MP3Tunes Files for Bankruptcy - New York Times Blogs

05/10/12

On Thursday, the company announced that it had filed for bankruptcy in federal court in San Diego. In court papers, it listed $7,800 in assets and $2.1 million in liabilities. MP3tunes was founded by Michael Robertson, an entrepreneur who in the ...

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Hostess warns of job cuts if bankruptcy exit fails - Winston-Salem Journal

05/10/12

Hostess, which makes Twinkies, Sno Balls and Wonder Bread, re-entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Jan. 11 — its second filing in less than a decade — as part of a tactic to lower labor and operational costs amid increased competition.

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EMI says bankruptcy won't protect MP3Tunes from copyright suit - CNET News

05/10/12

EMI intends to go forward with its copyright suit against MP3Tunes and founder Michael Robertson though the music-locker service has filed for bankruptcy. Bankruptcy will not protect MP3tunes.com or founder Michael Robertson from answering for ...

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Whatcom posts significant drop in bankruptcy filings - Bellingham Herald

05/10/12

The number of Whatcom County residents filing for bankruptcy was significantly lower in April, according to the latest data. Last month Whatcom County had 50 bankruptcies, down from 72 in March and 82 in April 2011, according to the U.S ...

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Music locker service MP3tunes.com files for bankruptcy - CNET News

05/10/12

MP3tunes.com, the music locker service that rose from the ashes of pioneer sharing site MP3.com and defied the four major record labels, has filed for bankruptcy, records show. Founded by Michael Robertson, a well-known technology entrepreneur ...

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Woodcrest Country Club files for bankruptcy - Courier-Post

05/10/12

The iconic Woodcrest County Club, which has been on financial ground shakier than Tiger Woods’s golf swing, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday in Federal Court. The Chapter 11 petition cites club debt at more than $12 million, while the value of ...

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USW Objects to Pinnacle Airline's Bankruptcy Financing, Citing Unfair Conditions Set by Delta Airlines - YAHOO!

05/10/12

The DIP financing package includes new connection agreements negotiated on the eve of the bankruptcy filing, which the USW states, produces "insufficient revenue to cover current and projected labor costs under the existing collective bargaining agreements."

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Hostess warns of job cuts if bankruptcy exit fails - Winston-Salem Journal

05/10/12

Hostess, which makes Twinkies, Sno Balls and Wonder Bread, re-entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Jan. 11 – its second filing in less than a decade – as part of a tactic to lower labor and operational costs amid increased competition.

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