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 golf course filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in federal bankruptcy court in 2011, and the property was purchased in February 2015 by Los Angeles business entrepreneur Michael Schlesinger, who also bought failing golf courses in Escondido and Poway to redevelop.
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Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Trendy clothing store chain Forever 21 is closing another store in the Sacramento area after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
That doesn’t account for a potential arbitration award against the company, which thwarted its efforts to avoid filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
On Sunday, the brand's operating company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, marking the clothing retailer's second bankruptcy filing in six years.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Trendy clothing store chain Forever 21 is closing another store in the Sacramento area after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
That doesn’t account for a potential arbitration award against the company, which thwarted its efforts to avoid filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
On Sunday, the brand's operating company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, marking the clothing retailer's second bankruptcy filing in six years.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Chapter 11.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chapter%2011. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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