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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. July 31, 2014

    AMR Bankruptcy Case Lawyers, Advisers See $375M Payday

    Lawyers, advisers and other professional services firms who worked on the bankruptcy case of former American Airlines parent AMR Corp. scored $375 million in fee awards with Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP leading the way with $74.5 million and then Debevoise & Plimpton LLP with $53.7 million.

  2. June 26, 2014

    Weil, Debevoise, Others Could Get $372M In AMR Bankruptcy

    Lawyers, advisers and others who worked on the AMR Corp. bankruptcy case could receive nearly $372 million in fees, with Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP leading the way with $74.5 million and then Debevoise & Plimpton LLP with $53.7 million, according to documents filed in New York bankruptcy court.

  3. June 04, 2014

    AMR Judge Axes Class Action Over Pilot Seniority

    The judge who oversaw AMR Corp.'s bankruptcy threw out a class action on Tuesday accusing the airline and the Allied Pilots Association of discriminating against former Trans World Airlines Inc. pilots by refusing to consider reinstating seniority they lost 13 years ago.

  4. April 18, 2014

    AMR Can't Terminate Retiree Benefits, Judge Says

    The bankruptcy judge who oversaw AMR Corp.'s Chapter 11 case on Friday rejected the airline's contention that it has the right to dump the cost of health benefits onto retirees themselves, saying the benefits are protected in relevant documents.

  5. January 03, 2014

    LA Wants AMR Airport Lease Fight Moved To Calif.

    Los Angeles requested Thursday that a long-running dispute over more than $20 million the city says American Airlines Inc. owes it for airport leases be moved from the New York bankruptcy court to California federal court, asserting that negotiations surrounding the debt were unsuccessful.

  6. December 09, 2013

    AMR-US Airways Merger Takes Effect

    American Airlines Inc. parent AMR Corp. and US Airways Group Inc. on Monday consummated their much buzzed-about merger, two years after AMR entered bankruptcy and about four months after the federal government threatened to derail the massive tie-up over antitrust concerns.

  7. December 04, 2013

    Customers Lose Bid To Stall AMR, US Airways Merger

    Customers suing AMR Corp. and US Airways Group Inc. once again were stymied in their efforts to block the airlines' merger when a New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday rejected their request to halt the implementation of the joinder pending an appeal of an earlier decision.

  8. November 27, 2013

    AMR Bankruptcy Judge Greenlights DOJ Merger Deal

    American Airlines Inc. parent AMR Corp. on Wednesday received a New York bankruptcy judge's approval of a settlement with the federal government allowing it to implement its merger with US Airways Group Inc., which is scheduled to go into effect Dec. 9.

  9. November 21, 2013

    American Airlines Workers Urge Judge To Approve DOJ Deal

    Unions representing employees of bankrupt American Airlines on Thursday urged a New York bankruptcy judge to approve a settlement agreement that would end the U.S. Department of Justice's challenge to the airline's merger with US Airways Group Inc., saying the deal is fair and would pave the way for American's resurgence.  

  10. November 20, 2013

    AMR Customers' Late Move To Block Merger Perplexes Judge

    A New York bankruptcy judge said during a hearing Wednesday that he was "mystified" that American Airlines customers challenging a proposed merger with US Airways hadn't tried to formally block the deal themselves since a federal antitrust settlement became public.