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District Court Clarifies Distinction Between Burdens of Proof on Stay Relief and Adequate Protection in American Airlines...

by Walter Greenhalgh | Duane Morris LLP on 5/3/2013

In AMR Corporation, et al., Debtors, Case No. 12-3967, 2013 WL 1339123 (S.D.N.Y. April 3, 2013), the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York acknowledged that to be granted relief from the automatic...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Easterbrook Turns the Tide on Student Loans [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/17/2013

April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Why and when U.S.-managed hedge funds can go bankrupt in the Caribbean, not in the U.S., is the first item discussed on the new bankruptcy video with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia and Bloomberg...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Sigmund Freud, Marx Brothers, Bernie Madoff [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/27/2013

March 27 (Bloomberg Law) -- There was no settlement afoot when U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff put off a hearing on an effort by the trustee for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC to block a $410 million settlement...more

Another example of “just not getting it”

by Patrick Lamb | Valorem Law Group LLC on 3/18/2013

The prior post contains a link to a story discussing one of Disney’s key philosophies–”It’s not my fault, but it is my problem.” When a park patron shares a problem with a Disney employee, it doesn’t matter that the employee...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: How Purchasers of AMR Stock Made a Killing [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/13/2013

March 13 (Bloomberg Law) -- Someone who bought stock in American Airlines last year already made a killing. Stock that could have been bought in November for less than 40 cents a share is now trading above $4, for...more

Clear Skies Seen Ahead for the American Airlines/U.S. Airways Merger

by Mark Cohen, Scott Thomson | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 2/22/2013

The recently announced merger of American Airlines and U.S. Airways creates a new carrier that is a behemoth by any measure. The combined airline will have revenues of $39 billion, slightly larger than the current revenue...more

AMR Decision Highlights Bankruptcy Court Split on Enforceability of Ipso Facto Clauses

by Len Weiser-Varon | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 2/20/2013

A recent ruling in the American Airlines bankruptcy case enforcing an automatic acceleration upon bankruptcy provision serves as a reminder that the enforceability of so-called ipso facto provisions in debt instruments...more

Aquila: M&A Looking Up in 2013; "The Negatives Are Built In" [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/15/2013

15 Feb. (Bloomberg Law) -- Frank Aquila, partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the prospects for mergers and acquisitions activity in 2013. Aquila notes that while 2012 was something of...more

Next Step in Airline M&A: Cross-Border Deals [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/13/2013

Feb. 13 (Bloomberg Law) -- In light of the tentative deal for American Airlines and US Airways to merge, Frank Aquila, a mergers-and-acquisitions partner at New York's Sullivan & Cromwell, says US airline mergers have reached...more

Latest Trends in the Enforceability of Make-Whole Premiums

by Ryan Jareck | Cole Schotz on 2/5/2013

A lender’s entitlement to a make-whole premium, that is, a prepayment penalty designed to compensate the lender for the loss of interest payments it would have received had the borrower continued to service the debt through...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: AMR Make-Whole Opinion Vulnerable on Appeal [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/23/2013

Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The case of the week on the Bloomberg bankruptcy video is the decision by Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane who concluded that American Airlines isn't obliged to pay several hundred million dollars in...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Fee Agreement Puts Law Firm In Trustee's Sights [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/9/2013

Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Law firm Kaye Scholer LLP and financial advisor Capstone Advisory Group LLC are in the sights of a U.S. Trustee aiming to claw back $12 million for an undisclosed agreement to share fees awarded in...more

Big Names Gone Bankrupt in 2012

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 1/7/2013

The Great Recession has altered the consumer landscape, forcing such familiar retailers as Borders, Circuit City and The Sharper Image into bankruptcy. And anyone who’s tried to buy a Twinkie in the last few weeks knows that...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Big Surprises For AMR, MF Global Creditors [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 12/19/2012

Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Surprises about the financial condition of MF Global Holdings Ltd. and AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines Inc., make up the first topic for discussion in the newest video by Bloomberg Law's Lee...more

Lonely Conspirators: Antitrust Liability When Nobody Joins Your Conspiracy

by Lee Simowitz | BakerHostetler on 12/13/2012

The worst antitrust offenses involve conspiracies involving multiple actors. Hard-core offenses under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, such as price-fixing, market division, customer allocation, or bid-rigging, require...more

Court Denies Pinnacle Airlines’ Motion to Reject Collective Bargaining Agreement: Outlines Potential Resolution

by Douglas Mintz, Jeffrey H. Taub | Cadwalader - Financial Restructuring on 12/10/2012

Following the pattern recently established by other S.D.N.Y. bankruptcy judges in Hostess and American Airlines, Judge Robert Gerber denied Pinnacle Airlines’ motion to reject its collective bargaining agreement with the Air...more

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District Court Clarifies Distinction Between Burdens of Proof on Stay Relief and Adequate Protection in American Airlines...

Bill on Bankruptcy: Easterbrook Turns the Tide on Student Loans [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Sigmund Freud, Marx Brothers, Bernie Madoff [Video]

Another example of “just not getting it”

Bill on Bankruptcy: How Purchasers of AMR Stock Made a Killing [Video]

Clear Skies Seen Ahead for the American Airlines/U.S. Airways Merger

AMR Decision Highlights Bankruptcy Court Split on Enforceability of Ipso Facto Clauses

Aquila: M&A Looking Up in 2013; "The Negatives Are Built In" [Video]

Next Step in Airline M&A: Cross-Border Deals [Video]

Latest Trends in the Enforceability of Make-Whole Premiums

Bill on Bankruptcy: AMR Make-Whole Opinion Vulnerable on Appeal [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Fee Agreement Puts Law Firm In Trustee's Sights [Video]

Big Names Gone Bankrupt in 2012

Bill on Bankruptcy: Big Surprises For AMR, MF Global Creditors [Video]

Lonely Conspirators: Antitrust Liability When Nobody Joins Your Conspiracy

Court Denies Pinnacle Airlines’ Motion to Reject Collective Bargaining Agreement: Outlines Potential Resolution

Bill on Bankruptcy: Easterbrook Turns the Tide on Student Loans [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Sigmund Freud, Marx Brothers, Bernie Madoff [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: How Purchasers of AMR Stock Made a Killing [Video]

Aquila: M&A Looking Up in 2013; "The Negatives Are Built In" [Video]

Next Step in Airline M&A: Cross-Border Deals [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: AMR Make-Whole Opinion Vulnerable on Appeal [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Fee Agreement Puts Law Firm In Trustee's Sights [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Big Surprises For AMR, MF Global Creditors [Video]

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