Chapter 11
noun
: bankruptcy as provided under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code which governs corporate reorganization
filed for Chapter 11
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The specifics around the bankruptcy remain to be determined, though Chapter 11 allows a company to continue operating while it is restructured.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity company that in Connecticut owned Manchester Memorial, Rockville General and Waterbury hospitals, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
Williams declined to say whether the switch was influenced by lawsuits Wellpath, which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2025, has faced in the capital region.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
In 2020, as COVID-19 struck, and Gaylin’s company was going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, VinZant acted.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity company that in Connecticut owned Manchester Memorial, Rockville General and Waterbury hospitals, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
Williams declined to say whether the switch was influenced by lawsuits Wellpath, which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2025, has faced in the capital region.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
In 2020, as COVID-19 struck, and Gaylin’s company was going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, VinZant acted.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chapter%2011. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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