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Massapequa School District Hires Lawyer in Bus Company Bankruptcy
Atlantic Express reportedly set to close by end of the year.
The Massapequa School District has hired a lawyer to contend with the bankruptcy of their school bus provider, a school spokeswoman said.
The district voted Klestadt & Winters, LLP,a New York City based firm to represent their interest in the Bankruptcy of Atlantic Express Transportation Corp.
Atlantic Express, a Staten Island based company, filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy last month and had threatened to cease operations if they couldn't come to a contract agreement with their employees.
The union representing the company's employees voted against the contract offer last week and a spokeswoman for Atlantic Express told the Staten Island Advance that they will start to ell all of their assets.
The company had previously sent a letter to employees stating that they will shut down on December 31, according to the Advance.
Klestadt & Winters is a firm that specializes in creditor's rights in bankruptcy cases, according to the firm's website.
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