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AMR CEO: We need to make company a winner - CharlotteObserver.com

03/26/12

On the same call, the company’s board finalized the decision to file for Chapter 11 the next morning. Horton says he got little sleep, knowing he would have to explain the move to thousands of investors, employees, business partners and reporters.

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AMR wants to emerge from bankruptcy quickly - Lompoc Record

03/26/12

It took Thomas W. Horton 26 years to reach the corner office, but the promotion came with a catch: His company was going into bankruptcy protection. Horton was elevated from president to CEO of American Airlines parent AMR Corp. on a late-night phone call ...

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AMR wants to emerge from bankruptcy quickly - Times and Democrat

03/26/12

It took Thomas W. Horton 26 years to reach the corner office, but the promotion came with a catch: His company was going into bankruptcy protection. Horton was elevated from president to CEO of American Airlines parent AMR Corp. on a late-night phone call ...

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Nebraska Book Company’s Amended and Restated Plan Support Agreement Approved; Vote of Confidence from Senior Noteholders - Yahoo Finance

03/26/12

A copy of the Amended Plan Support Agreement can be found at http://www.kccllc.net/nbc. Questions regarding the Plan Support Agreement and Chapter 11 process should be directed to the restructuring hotline at 1.888.369.6612. This press release ...

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The MF Global Scandal: What Happened, and How Has it Affected Investors? - PR Inside

03/26/12

2012-03-26 22:50:43 - It's nothing new that a brokerage firm goes bankruptcy, however in the case of the MF Global scandal, what is surprising is how the bankruptcy was handled. If you were an investor and have suffered MF Global losses, you may find this ...

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AMR wants to emerge from bankruptcy quickly - Missoulian

03/26/12

It took Thomas W. Horton 26 years to reach the corner office, but the promotion came with a catch: His company was going into bankruptcy protection. Horton was elevated from president to CEO of American Airlines parent AMR Corp. on a late-night phone call ...

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Blue Springs Ford files for bankruptcy as $2M verdict payment looms - The Business Journal

03/26/12

Blue Springs Ford Sales Inc. is seeking bankruptcy protection to forestall payment on a $2 million verdict for selling a rebuilt wreck. The dealership filed a petition for Chapter 11 reorganization in Delaware on March 21. The case has been ...

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Judge OKs $4.2M Sale Of Failed Online Music Startup - site.law360.com

03/26/12

Law360, New York (March 26, 2012, 3:50 PM ET) -- A New York bankruptcy judge on Monday approved the $4.2 million sale of failed music startup Beyond Oblivion Inc. to Gee Beyond Holdings Inc. after the sale parties worked out an objection filed by a group ...

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Court appoints retiree committee in AMR bankruptcy case - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

03/26/12

In a filing made late Friday, the bankruptcy court has ordered the creation of a committee of AMR retirees as part of the company's restructuring proceedings. The court said the committee will have unionized and non-unionized employees and it is ...

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Detroit seeks answers to similar long-term debt problems that led to automakers' restructuring - Republic

03/26/12

But bankruptcy and commercial litigation attorney Doug Bernstein says where automakers can sell cars to bring in capital, Detroit has few options to raise money to pay its bills. Like the automakers, Detroit has convinced its workers that taking ...

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