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American Airlines in Chapter 11: Does WestJet (WJA), Southwest Airlines (LUV) and US Airways (LCC) Deserve Investor Attention? - Small Cap Network

04/23/12

I must admit, I have never heard of WestJet Airlines until recently but its considered to be the Southwest Airlines of Canada plus it serves “sun destinations” in the USA, Mexico and the Caribbean. WestJet is an airline to watch because in addition to ...

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American, unions to meet in critical bankruptcy hearing - The Business Journal

04/23/12

Fort Worth-based American says in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy that it cannot be a viable company with its current labor costs and it proposes eliminating 11,500 union jobs, the Dallas Morning News reported.

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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE April 23: Brian A. Rookard published in consumer bankruptcy text; Albert T. Nelson, Jr. appointed to State Board of Ethics - The Oakland Press

04/23/12

In addition, his article, “401(k) Funds Not ‘Income’ until Disbursement,” will be printed in the American Bankruptcy Institute March ... P.C., and specializes in litigation and workers’ compensation. Nelson received his Bachelor ...

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ICE detention center struggling financially - Atlanta Journal Constitution

04/23/12

He did not respond to repeated requests for comment. An attorney for his company said he was still evaluating the bankruptcy case. The problems started after the county -- hoping to create more jobs and save taxpayer money -- issued $55 million ...

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American to make its case against union contracts - Boston Globe

04/23/12

DALLAS—American Airlines heads to federal court Monday to convince a bankruptcy judge that to survive, it must break labor agreements that workers fought decades to win. The airline lost more than $10 billion in the decade leading up to its ...

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American to make its case against union contracts - Houston Chronicle

04/23/12

During that same period most of its major rivals used the bankruptcy process to cut wages and benefits ... the company will take a week to present its case. Among the dozen potential witnesses are AMR executives and its banking and labor-relations consultants.

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American to make its case against union contracts - AP - msnbc.com

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 Gary Chaison ...

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FilingBankruptcyPros - Get Free consultaion with bankruptcy attorney - PRLog (free press release)

04/23/12

Filing Bankruptcy Pros can provide you the information you need to decide if bankruptcy is the right choice for you. PRLog (Press Release) - Apr 23, 2012 - Orange County, California, April 23, 2012 - FilingBankruptcyPros.Com, an industry leader for it’s ...

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Dewey, SFO’s Alderman, Sullivan, Akin Gump: Business of Law - Businessweek

04/23/12

who has represented companies in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Togut didn’t return phone calls and e-mails seeking comment. Peter Gilhuly, a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP who advised Howrey LLP on its dissolution last year, said last week he ...

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Flower Mound moves ahead on projects to bring new housing, businesses - Dallas Morning News

04/23/12

Texas allows sales taxes to be paid to cities where online orders ... Northern said she’d gotten requests from residents to include documents about Lakeside’s 2010 bankruptcy and a 2011 civil judgment against its developer, Realty Capital.

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