bankruptcy

The Los Angeles city attorney’s office sought to dismiss the bankruptcy case they say their former fundraising partner filed in ‘bad faith.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

When FSG bought Liverpool for £300m in 2010 the club were, according to CEO Billy Hogan, "literally on the brink of bankruptcy".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Reports at the time indicated that the club could have gone into bankruptcy over its massive debt load.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Texas law firm Jackson Walker agreed to pay $15 million to settle a civil case from the Justice Department over an ex-partner’s undisclosed romantic relationship with the nation’s former top bankruptcy judge, David R. Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

All of them, without exception, either ran their public corporations into bankruptcy or were saved from bankruptcy by the United States government.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The domestic auto industry consolidation could progress slowly due to price control and local governments’ usual preference to prevent large-scale bankruptcies, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Recent private credit fund bankruptcies revealed poor collateral management, fraud, and inconsistent bank disclosures, raising risk concerns.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

With bankruptcies doubling in the past year, median farm income is trending downward, and roughly 90% of family-owned farms and ranches rely on alternative sources of income to survive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

In his book, “Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America,” Ballou examined large leveraged buyouts and found that many of which resulted in bankruptcies.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

The number of bankruptcies hied with the federal court in Midland went up by 65 percent.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger