bankruptcy

Liabilities can reach tens of billions of dollars and pushed PG&E into bankruptcy protection in 2019, a process that Newsom has said turns survivors into “unsecured creditors.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

His office argued in a fact sheet that when costly fires plunge utilities into bankruptcy, fire victims can end up competing with other creditors and that their compensation is at risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The store, Asanti, filed for bankruptcy in 2010, and his wife started a new business, Mimi et Cie, LLC, which he eventually took over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

PG&E emerged from bankruptcy in 2020 after seeking protection the year before.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Everywhere you looked someone was filing for bankruptcy, or throwing his belongings into a U-Haul to find another job up in the rustbelt or snowbelt or crimebelt from which he thought he had escaped.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

This economic downturn pushed up the number of bankruptcies dramatically.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, a Wall Street law firm known for shepherding companies through bankruptcies and advising top private-equity firms, is facing a wave of partner defections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The state is reluctant to fill the void left by federal funding after a series of bankruptcies and cancellations left only one truck maker and one bus maker selling hydrogen vehicles in North America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

"It will not be possible to redirect the entire harvest to European and other markets," Aramyan told AFP, warning of overproduction, bankruptcies and possible social strain.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 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