bankrupt

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Bankrupt auto-parts seller First Brands has requested access to $250 million of customer receipts as it seeks to improve its liquidity and restructure in chapter 11.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Bankrupt genetic-testing firm 23andMe agreed to sell its data bank, which once contained DNA samples from about 15 million people, to the drug developer Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for $256 million.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

Bankrupt pharmacy chain Rite Aid hired liquidators at the request of company lenders even as the retailer continues negotiating with at least two potential buyers, a person familiar with the chain’s revival efforts said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Bankrupt Bed Bath and Beyond was a leader in the home decor and furnishing industry along with furniture chains Ikea and Wayfair.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2023

Richard M. Johnson, late Vice-President of the United States, wrote and spoke in favor of a General Bankrupt Law.

From Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors by Brownlow, William Gannaway