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Politics In The American Airlines-U.S. Airways Merger And Antitrust Settlement, Michelle Chan Jan 2014

Politics In The American Airlines-U.S. Airways Merger And Antitrust Settlement, Michelle Chan

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American Airlines was one of the airline industry’s darlings. A legacy airline, it was a household name, a massive entity, employed thousands, and commanded a fearsome presence among other industry players like unions and airport terminals. However, with ballooning costs and the red ocean airline industry’s evolution, American Airlines’ parent company, AMR, was forced into bankruptcy in November 2011. To emerge from Chapter 11, American Airlines and U.S. Airways announced plans to merge and come out a stronger, larger airline in February 2013. The Department of Justice Antitrust Division shortly thereafter filed a lawsuit opposing the merger, alleging it would …


What We “Know” About Chapter 11 Cost Is Wrong, Stephen J. Lubben Jan 2012

What We “Know” About Chapter 11 Cost Is Wrong, Stephen J. Lubben

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Among the collective wisdom about large corporate bankruptcy cases, the following points are almost undisputed: Longer chapter 11 cases cost more; prepackaged chapter 11 cases cost less; cases filed in New York or Delaware cost more; and fee examiners control the costs of big chapter 11 cases. But each of these points is wrong, and in most cases entirely backward. This Article provides empirical evidence to show why. Ultimately, I argue that the complexity of the bankruptcy and the compensation structure of the professionals retained (which may itself reflect further aspects of complexity) are the key determinants of cost. The …


Simultaneous Distress Of Residential Developers And Their Secured Lenders An Analysis Of Bankruptcy & Bank Regulation , Sarah Pei Woo Jan 2010

Simultaneous Distress Of Residential Developers And Their Secured Lenders An Analysis Of Bankruptcy & Bank Regulation , Sarah Pei Woo

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Response: Small Business Reorganization And The Sabre Proposals, Joseph A. Guzinsky Jan 2001

Response: Small Business Reorganization And The Sabre Proposals, Joseph A. Guzinsky

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Small Business Reorganization And The Sabre Proposals, Karen M. Gebbia-Pinett Jan 2001

Small Business Reorganization And The Sabre Proposals, Karen M. Gebbia-Pinett

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