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  September 22, 2006 Airlines Workers Say Talks with Northwest Are at an Impasse Flight attendants at Northwest Airlines Corp. said that their talks are at an impasse and asked to be released from

  September 21, 2006 California  Sues 6 Automakers over Global Warming California sued the world’s six-largest automakers yesterday, demanding that they pay for environmental damage caused by the

  September 20, 2006 New York  Ruling Affirms BAPCPA’s “Disposable Income” Provisions for Chapter 13 Debtors Chief Bankruptcy Judge Stephen D. Gerling’s ruling in In re Rotunda, 06-60054, affirmed

  September 19, 2006 Judge Approves Rogers Funds' Settlement in Refco Case A federal judge has approved an agreement between Refco Capital Markets and two investment funds that will allow a settlement

  September 18, 2006 Airlines Judge Prohibits Strikes at Northwest A federal judge blocked flight attendants at Northwest Airlines from striking over cuts in pay and benefits, ruling on Friday that

  September 15, 2006 Ford Offering 75,000 Employees Buyout Packages Ford Motor Co. agreed Thursday to offer buyouts and other incentives worth as much as $140,000 each to its 75,000 hourly workers in

  September 14, 2006 Study: Bankruptcy Law Firm Market 'Largely Fragmented’ A new study has found that the market for bankruptcy law firms is far more competitive than previously thought, casting

  September 13, 2006 Creditors Approve Owens Corning’s Reorganization Plan Owens Corning’s proposed reorganization plan received a boost Monday when the company’s financial creditors voted to approve

  September 12, 2006 Refco Wins More Time for Bankruptcy Plan A  judge extended bankrupt brokerage Refco Inc.'s exclusive right to file a reorganization plan through Oct. 5, as parties prepare for a

  September 11, 2006 Autos Tower Automotive Gets Extension of Exclusivity Period Tower Automotive Inc. has given a draft of its chapter 11 reorganization plan to its unsecured creditors’ committee