file for bankruptcy
idiom
: to officially ask to be legally recognized as bankrupt
The company filed for bankruptcy in July.
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Take Barneys New York, the beloved retailer that got priced out of its Madison Avenue store only to file for bankruptcy and get sold to Authentic.
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Evan Clark, WWD, 10 July 2024
In a 5-4 decision that scrambled ideological lines on the Supreme Court, the majority found that the U.S. bankruptcy code doesn’t allow parties who didn’t file for bankruptcy to be shielded from lawsuits by claimants who didn’t consent to give up their rights to sue.
—Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
Those efforts were apparently unsuccessful and the grocery chain decided to close its doors and potentially file for bankruptcy protection, the source said.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
Other retailers file for bankruptcy rue21 is the latest retailer to file for bankruptcy and close stores.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
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Evan Clark, WWD, 10 July 2024
In a 5-4 decision that scrambled ideological lines on the Supreme Court, the majority found that the U.S. bankruptcy code doesn’t allow parties who didn’t file for bankruptcy to be shielded from lawsuits by claimants who didn’t consent to give up their rights to sue.
—Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
Those efforts were apparently unsuccessful and the grocery chain decided to close its doors and potentially file for bankruptcy protection, the source said.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
Other retailers file for bankruptcy rue21 is the latest retailer to file for bankruptcy and close stores.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
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