bankruptcy
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As an alternative to bankruptcy, the firm could instead intentionally shrink and focus only on a few moneymaking areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The law firm is hemorrhaging top lawyers, has no clear succession plan after its incoming chair declined to step into the role, and has engaged a bankruptcy lawyer for advice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The bankruptcy procedure "is part of BHV's relaunch, not its failure," the company said, adding that the landmark store opposite Paris City Hall that employs 700 people will remain open.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Eight months later, with little budgetary wiggle room, the city declared bankruptcy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
General Motors was days away from filing for bankruptcy.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
But smaller operators focused on the domestic market have decried the rules as a potential cause of bankruptcies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
“We have record high businesses that have gone out of business, bankruptcies, businesses that are leaving, family bankruptcies are at an all-time high,” Drazan said, exaggerating some.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Farm bankruptcies jumped 46 percent from 2024 to 2025, with the Midwest outpacing other regions, on lower revenue and rising expenses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
He predicted a wave of farm bankruptcies in Russia in the coming months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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
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