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Can I stop a post-bankruptcy home sale? - Inside Fidelity

04/24/12

After I filed bankruptcy papers with the courts, I called the mortgage company that is putting my home up for foreclosure sale/auction -- which was scheduled for the same day I filed. I filed at 11:16 a.m., and the sale was scheduled for noon. I called the ...

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UPDATE 1-Unions grill AMR exec on merger talks, labor cuts - Reuters India

04/24/12

AMR filed for bankruptcy in November, citing untenable labor costs ... If new terms are still not reached, the unions will have a chance to present their case in court in May. A ruling from Lane would then be expected in June.

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An MF Global Trustee Defends His Inquiry - New York Times

04/24/12

As MF Global entered a tailspin, the brokerage firm tapped customer money to meet its own obligations before filing for bankruptcy on Oct. 31. Nearly six months later, customers are still owed an estimated $1.6 billion. Mr. Freeh, who also held ...

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Musicians' pension-fund issue resolved, clearing way for end to the orchestra bankruptcy - Philadelphia Daily News

04/24/12

Resolving the most quarrelsome aspect of its bankruptcy, the Philadelphia Orchestra Association has settled with the national musicians' pension fund that had threatened expensive and time-consuming litigation over the orchestra's withdrawal from it.

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MP's son declares bankruptcy to avoid crash payment - au.news.yahoo.com

04/24/12

Woollard says he made a stupid decision but had been subjected to years of criminal and civil litigation and suffered more adverse publicity than most murderers. He says he cannot afford to pay Ms Campbell and will have to declare bankruptcy. Ms Campbell ...

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Elpida Bankruptcy Hits Rivals Hynix, Micron: Chart of the Day - Bloomberg

04/24/12

By comparison, Samsung has gained 0.2 percent since Hynix’s plan was revealed and about 9.6 percent since the initial bankruptcy filing. The world’s biggest DRAM producer isn’t interested in a takeover, spokeswoman Nam Ki Yung said by ...

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American Airlines cites bleak finances in bankruptcy court - Miami Herald

04/24/12

NEW YORK -- American Airlines on Tuesday made its most forceful case yet to terminate its labor contracts as the company's top restructuring official laid out the airline's bleak finances in bankruptcy court. In a precise, deliberate manner ...

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American cites bleak finances in bankruptcy court - The News & Observer

04/24/12

NEW YORK -- American Airlines on Tuesday made its most forceful case yet to terminate its labor contracts as the company’s top restructuring official laid out the airline’s bleak finances in bankruptcy court. In a precise, deliberate manner ...

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KLN has new deadline - MySanAntonio

04/24/12

If nothing materializes, however, it's possible the bankruptcy case could be converted to a Chapter 7 liquidation. In the meantime, KLN can continue to use its cash to fund operations until at least May 30 under the deal with the bank. “I'm hopeful ...

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American cites bleak finances in bankruptcy court - McClatchy

04/24/12

Goulet testified that prior to the bankruptcy filing, Horton had said “that he believes consolidation has been good for the industry and might well have a role as we move forward.” But she acknowledged that the company had not considered a ...

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