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American makes its case against union contracts - Yahoo Finance

04/23/12

If none is reached, the unions present their case and the judge is expected to issue a decision ... overhaul of the airline industry that has seen major carriers use the bankruptcy process to cut wages and eliminate cumbersome union work rules.

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Reports: Michigan airport mainstay American Airlines courted for merger by US Airways - MLive.com

04/23/12

US Airways reportedly added a complicated layer to AMR Corp.'s bankruptcy proceedings by garnering support ... CNN Money reported last week that AMR Corp. posted first-quarter losses of $1.7 billion, which it blamed on reorganizing itself ...

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American Airlines makes its case against union contracts - Cleveland Plain Dealer

04/23/12

And the losses keep piling up -- another $1.7 billion in the first three months of 2012, although most of it was for bankruptcy-reorganization costs. "We're going through a major restructuring of labor relations in the airline industry," says ...

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Tampa Bankruptcy Law Firm Clark & Washington Are Inspired By Willie Nelson’s Bankruptcy Success - PRLog (free press release)

04/23/12

who bounced back from a bankruptcy of $16.7 million in debt to be one of today’s most successful musicians. If you are facing bankruptcy in Tampa, take heart from Nelson’s story and know that filing for Tampa bankruptcy is a step towards a financially ...

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The Daily Docket: Alabama Says Munis Can Enter Bankruptcy - Wall Street Journal

04/23/12

WSJ profiles Josh Gotbaum, the director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. Gotbaum has been vocal in American Airlines parent AMR Corp.’s bankruptcy case. DealBook profiles Martin J.

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Embrace of the new turns out to be good for - Law.com

04/23/12

Retiree health benefits, solar power and patent litigation might appear to have little to do with one another, but they're all driving business growth at Farella Braun + Martel. Long known for its specializations in renewable energy, bankruptcy ...

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Focus on the energy sector pays off - Law.com

04/23/12

Porter Hedges' five core practice areas are energy transactions; corporate mergers and acquisitions; litigation; banking and finance; and bankruptcy. Transactional work accounts for about 60 percent of revenue, Reedy said. Close to half of its ...

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View From The Wing - A US Airways Acquisition of American May Not Be as Good — or as Imminent — As it Seems - USA Today

04/23/12

The Unsecured Creditors Committee can ask the bankruptcy court to terminate that right ... and Ameircan-Sabre’s unpleasant litigation makes it all the more likely that an independent American means two rather than just one HP customer.

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Deals of the Day: Nestle to Buy Pfizer’s Infant-Nutrition Business - Wall Street Journal

04/23/12

Deals of the Day compiles this morning’s biggest news about mergers and acquisitions, banking, bankruptcy and more ... as the world’s biggest food company by revenue increased sales in all of its main markets. [WSJ] AstraZeneca: The troubled ...

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US Airways, American merger would bring scale, higher fees - The Business Journal

04/23/12

AMR, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November, has until Sept. 28 to submit its own plan of reorganization to the court.

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