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GM doesn't owe $450 million in retiree benefits, U...
2013-12-11 20:34:41| Automakers - Topix.net
A federal judge said General Motors Co is not required to pay $450 million to cover medical benefits for retirees, in a defeat for the United Auto Workers union.
GM wins ruling over $450M retiree health dispute
2013-12-11 01:56:33| Automakers - Topix.net
A judge on Tuesday said that automaker General Motors has no legal obligation to make a $450 million payment for medical benefits for certain blue-collar retirees.
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Peabody reaches deal over Patriot retiree benefits
2013-10-11 10:53:11| Energy - Topix.net
Coal producer Peabody Energy Corp. will pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle a drawn-out legal dispute over health care benefits for thousands of retirees who worked for bankrupt Peabody spinoff Patriot Coal Corp, the companies announced Thursday.
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Appeals court: Peabody liable for retiree benefits
2013-08-22 00:59:32| Energy - Topix.net
An appeals court says coal producer Peabody Energy Corp. remains obligated to continue health-care benefits for some 3,100 retirees of 1 its former holdings after all.
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International Paper Mill Retiree Files Asbestos Lung Cancer Lawsuit
2013-05-01 06:57:56| Paper - Topix.net
Represented by the national asbestos litigation firm of Levy Phillips & Konigsberg LLP, a former employee of the Upstate New York based International Paper Company who developed lung cancer allegedly as a result of decades-long exposure to asbestos at the workplace files lawsuit against manufacturers and suppliers of the cancer-causing asbestos ... (more)
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