bankruptcy
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The consumer satellite-network company is seeking relief for its $1.5 billion debt that matured on Aug. 1, with payment due Monday, according to its bankruptcy filing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Hughes Network Systems, owned by EchoStar, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The surge of cases in Houston turned Jones and Isgur into two of the nation’s busiest bankruptcy judges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“We are pleased that the Bankruptcy Court recognized GLAZA’s bankruptcy filing as yet another bad-faith attempt to derail the ongoing litigation for its own benefit,” City Atty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
On April 2, the nation’s largest subprime mortgage lender, New Century, was swamped by defaults and filed for bankruptcy.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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
Public opposition to healthcare buyouts has grown in recent years, spurred in particular by the disruptive bankruptcies of hospital operators Steward Health Care System and Prospect Medical Holdings in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 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 Permian has seen dozens of bankruptcies before.
From Barron's ● May 5, 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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