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AMR Corporation, et al.

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Case Number:

1:11-bk-15463

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New York Southern

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  1. February 01, 2021

    Bankruptcy Court Won't Unwind American Airlines Deal

    A New York bankruptcy court has rejected a long-running challenge to the 2013 merger between American Airlines and US Airways, following a rare bench trial on claims brought by customers alleging the deal has raised prices and reduced the quality of service.

  2. August 29, 2018

    AMR-US Airways Merger Challenge Heads To Trial

    Long-running antitrust claims against American Airlines parent AMR Corp. over its 2013 acquisition of US Airways will advance to trial in New York bankruptcy court, a judge ruled Wednesday, determining that some of the customer claims over diminished airline competition merit further inquiry.

  3. June 13, 2018

    American Airlines Union Collusion Claims Tossed In Ch. 11

    A New York bankruptcy court on Tuesday shut down a suit by disgruntled pilots accusing their union of dropping the ball and even outright colluding with American Airlines during a tangled arbitration fight, calling the pilots' claims "doomed" and "without any basis whatsoever."

  4. June 26, 2017

    Customers Seek Early Win In AMR-US Airways Merger Dispute

    A group of travel agents and customers with long-running antitrust claims against American Airlines parent company AMR Corp. over its acquisition of US Airways asked a New York bankruptcy judge Friday to award them a pretrial judgment and unwind the airline tie-up based on U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

  5. August 02, 2016

    AMR Can Dodge $1.5M Bias Suit, Judge Says 'With Regret'

    A former American Airlines employee cannot press forward in her $1.5 million employment discrimination suit against the bankrupt airline because she did not promptly file her claim after an initial stay against claims at the beginning of the Chapter 11 proceeding was lifted, a New York bankruptcy judge ruled "with regret" Monday.

  6. February 23, 2016

    American Airlines Unions Seek Distribution Under Ch. 11 Plan

    Labor unions representing American Airlines employees said Tuesday in New York bankruptcy court that their members will be entitled to an additional payout under the company's Chapter 11 plan after a federal appeals court blocked a $632 million claim being pursued by its senior pilots.

  7. December 16, 2015

    AA's Tax Withholding Flouts Ch. 11 Plan, Unions Say

    A group of labor unions on Tuesday urged a U.S.bankruptcy judge to make American Airlines stick to its reorganization plan, accusing the airline of planning to circumvent already agreed-upon rules and shortchanging flight attendants, pilots and other employees to cover a tax bill.

  8. December 03, 2015

    Bankrupt AMR To Pay $4.6M In Back Rent At JFK, LaGuardia

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved a deal in which AMR Corp. will pay the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey $4.6 million to resolve outstanding rent the airline owed at John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports.

  9. February 04, 2015

    AMR, EPA Strike Deal Over $39M Superfund Claim

    Bankrupt AMR Corp. will pay only $1.7 million to resolve a $39 million U.S. Environmental Protection Agency claim for Superfund cleanup costs at a California landfill, according to a proposed settlement filed in New York bankruptcy court Tuesday.

  10. January 26, 2015

    IRS Granted $7M Unsecured Claims In AMR Bankrupcty

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Friday approved a settlement of unsecured claims by the IRS in the bankruptcy case of former American Airlines parent AMR Corp., saying the agency was entitled to a $7 million claim.