bankruptcy
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There are a few options available - filing for bankruptcy, pre-packaged insolvency, or someone comes in and pays the outstanding bills.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Last year his new network Merit Street filed for bankruptcy protection, a little more than a year after he launched the media startup, and then sued its distribution partner, Trinity Broadcasting Network.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Last fall, a federal bankruptcy judge ordered the network liquidated, finding evidence that McGraw deleted text messages to conceal plans favoring certain creditors over others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The issues stem from a rocky transition to a new fulfillment supplier following the bankruptcy of their previous major supplier, FreshRealm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
General Motors was days away from filing for bankruptcy.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
The state is reluctant to fill the void left by federal funding after a series of bankruptcies and cancellations left only one truck maker and one bus maker selling hydrogen vehicles in North America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Wall Street Journal conducted an analysis last year and found that families have lost at least $190 million in 16 bankruptcies at continuing-care retirement communities, wiping out the savings of more than 1,000 families.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
Recent private credit fund bankruptcies revealed poor collateral management, fraud, and inconsistent bank disclosures, raising risk concerns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Wars, diseases, revolutions, depressions, bankruptcies, financial crises and natural disasters all swept through history and wiped out wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The various bonds you make from those loans will go bad not as the loans go bad but months later, after a lot of tedious foreclosures and bankruptcies and forced sales.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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