In Re: AMR Corporation

  1. March 20, 2023

    2nd Circ. Affirms Loss Of Airline Bankruptcy Merger Challenge

    A Second Circuit panel on Monday refused to revive a long-running challenge to the 2013 tie-up between American Airlines and US Airways that stemmed from American's bankruptcy, saying that the courts moved beyond looking only at market shares in mergers decades ago.

  2. March 13, 2023

    Market Share Matters For Airline Merger, 2nd Circ. Told

    Airline customers urged the Second Circuit Monday to revive a challenge to the 2013 merger between American Airlines and US Airways that stemmed from American's bankruptcy, contending that market concentration numbers prove their case.

  3. April 26, 2022

    Week In Bankruptcy: InfoWars' Shaky Start, Releases Still Roil

    Alex Jones moved three holding companies into bankruptcy last week to shield his intellectual property from defamation suits, immediately drawing the ire of the Sandy Hook families that sued him for defamation, the Office of the U.S. Trustee and the judge overseeing the cases; the U.S. trustee continued its national crusade against non-consensual third-party releases; and mass tort cases chugged along. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  4. April 21, 2022

    Customers Lift Airline Bankruptcy Merger Row To 2nd Circ.

    A group of airline customers signaled Thursday their intention to appeal a New York federal judge's ruling upholding a 2013 merger between American Airlines and US Airways up to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, extending the long-running antitrust battle that arose from American's bankruptcy.

  5. May 12, 2021

    Flyers Elevate Merger Case From Bankruptcy To District Court

    Customers in a long-running challenge to the merger of American Airlines and US Airways have asked a New York district court to revive their case after losing a rare bench trial in bankruptcy court on their antitrust claims, contending the bankruptcy judge ignored key precedent.