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Drugmaker Mallinckrodt Moves Toward Second Bankruptcy Filing

Mallinckrodt said on Tuesday that it was preparing to seek bankruptcy protection for the second time in three years after struggling to make a required $200 million settlement payment to opioid

Sinclair Accused of Driving Regional-Sports Subsidiary into Bankruptcy

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. wrongfully drained at least $1.5 billion from its regional-sports-network subsidiary in the years leading up to its bankruptcy, a new lawsuit alleges, MarketWatch.com

Christmas Tree Shops Bankruptcy Converted to Chapter 7

A U.S. judge on Wednesday converted Christmas Tree Shops' bankruptcy to a chapter 7 liquidation, saying a court-appointed trustee should take over the bargain retail chain's wind-down and address

Wheels Up Flies for Now, but Private-Jet Rivals See Opportunity

Loss-making private jet firm Wheels Up Experience nabbed a key $500 million lifeline but still faces turnaround challenges, as demand for private travel softens in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Bondholder Seeks Investigation into Mercy Iowa City Sale to University of Iowa

The Texas-investment firm that sought to take over Mercy Hospital in Iowa City is now asking the court to appoint an examiner to investigate the hospital's bankruptcy filings ahead of its sale to the

Fed Saw ‘Significant’ Inflation Risk That May Merit More Hikes

Federal Reserve officials at their policy meeting in July largely remained concerned that inflation would fail to recede and that further interest-rate increases would be needed. At the same time

Former CEO Found Liable by Ninth Circuit for Penalty for Unpaid Payroll Taxes

Richard York was the former CFO of MEMS USA. York filed for chapter 13 bankruptcy relief. The IRS filed a proof of claim in York’s chapter 13 bankruptcy case, asserting that he was liable for trust

Sandy Hook Families Say Alex Jones Cannot Hide Behind Bankruptcy

Lawyers for the Sandy Hook families who won historic defamation damages against the Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones told a federal bankruptcy judge in Houston on Tuesday that Mr. Jones should

Wheels Up Nears $500 Million Rescue Deal From Investors, Delta

Private jet membership company Wheels Up Experience said Tuesday that it would receive up to $500 million in rescue financing from Delta Airlines and investors with turnaround experience in the travel

Citadel Acquires Yellow Debt Owned by Apollo, Other Lenders

An affiliate of Ken Griffin’s Citadel has acquired roughly $485 million in Yellow Corp. debt previously owned by Apollo Global Management Inc. and other senior lenders to the bankrupt trucking firm