American Airlines Seeks to Cut Retiree Benefits

AMR Corporation, the parent of American Airlines, has sought court permission to reduce retiree health benefits and impose out-of-pocket costs for access to certain other health coverage.  The Airline announced that it would discontinue retiree life insurance and would end medical coverage for those over the age of 65.  The over-65 group would, instead, have […]

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California City Declares Bankruptcy

Stockton, California has filed for Chapter 9 protection, making it the largest American city ever to declare bankruptcy. The filing comes after officials were unable to reach a deal with the city’s creditors to restructure hundreds of millions of dollars of debt under a new state law designed to help municipalities avoid bankruptcy. A detailed […]

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Brazos Emergency Physicians Assn. v. Woods (In re Brazos Emergency Physicians Assn.)

Appearing at Brazos Emergency Physicians Assn. v. Woods (In re Brazos Emergency Physicians Assn.). Via Volo 5th Circuit: Brazos Emergency Physicians Assn. v. Woods (In re Brazos Emergency Physicians Assn.) Citation: Brazos Emergency Physicians Association, P.A., et al. v. Patrick G. Woods, M.D., et al. (In re Brazos Emergency Physicians Association, P.A.), Case No. 11-50927 […]

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