Class action settles over 21 million in late fee case
A Missouri judge approved a 21.7 million settlement in a class action accusing Southwestern Belt Advertising of charging late fees to advertisers. Lib erty Cellular Inc. and Blast Inc. filed the suit in 2001, saying SBC billed a 25 fee as a collection charge without full disclosure. The case, involving Yellow Pages advertisers across Missouri and other states, was deemed fair and adequate.
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Union undecided on US Airways contract concessions
The pilots union at bankrupt US Airways weighs whether to forward a tentative contract cutting average pay by 18 percent, valued at 1.8 billion dollars over five years. ALPA represents 3,000 pilots. 80 members in Charlotte met the master executive council, undecided to recommend approval. The group plans to reconvene Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
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Air Line Pilots Assn
ALPA
Pittsburgh
Jack Stephan
American Eagle runs back to classics in retail rebound
American Eagle Outfitters surged in August with a 24 percent rise in same store sales as the chain abandoned bare midriffs for denim and rugby shirts. Executives reshuffled leadership, revamped displays, and focused on core classics to outpace Abercrombie & Fitch, Limited Brands, Gap, and Wet Seal, while Wall Street applauded the turnaround.
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American Eagle Outfitters Inc
American Eagle
Jennifer Black
Jennifer Black & Associates
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Ore
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Roger Markfield
Jim O'Donnell
Markfield
McGalla
Abercrombie & Fitch Inc
Limited Brands
Gap Inc
Wet Seal Inc
Black
Michael James Leedy
AE Jeans
Queen
Leedy
Robinson
American Eagle Outfitters
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Conference Tackles Corporate Tax Bill Amid House Senate Talks
The Washington Post reports a House Senate conference addressing a corporate tax bill as August factory orders and September payrolls and unemployment loom. Atlantic Monthly hosts tuition forum, FCC briefs on broadband education, and hearings on Fannie Mae and natural gas roll out across the week with panels from Cato, AEI, and AEI discussions. Corporate earnings season opens with Alcoa Marriott and GE set to report.
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