On 13th August 2013, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and attorneys general from six US states and the District of Columbia filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia to block the merger between US Airways and American Airlines. Days before, a group of American Airlines customers filed a claim that the merger would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act.
USA, Aviation, Competition & Antitrust, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Bryan Cave), US Department of Justice, American Airlines
The recent Federal Court of Australia (Court) decision Hird, in the matter of Allmine Group Limited (Administrators Appointed) (Receivers and Managers Appointed) [2013] FCA 748 involved an application for an extension to the convening period.
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Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Holding company, Corporations Act 2001 (Australia), Federal Court of Australia