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PURDUE PHARMA and the Sackler family are seeking an injunction to block lawsuits tied to the opioid crisis. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/GEORGE FREY

Purdue, Sacklers seek to use bankruptcy as shield from suits

NEW YORK – The first big fight in Purdue Pharma LP’s bankruptcy case is taking shape as states and cities across the United States...

Sports Authority, still seeking buyer, says it’s not liquidating

Sports Authority Inc., still seeking a buyer, has no current plan to liquidate, a lawyer for the bankrupt retailer said. “Liquidation is not in our...

Sports Authority may barely cover bankruptcy cost with sale

Sports Authority Inc. may be worth so little that it can barely cover the cost of its bankruptcy. If potential buyers follow through on their...
VESTIS RETAIL Group LLC, the operator of Eastern Mountain Sports, filed for bankruptcy protection after failing to adjust to changes in U.S. shopping habits, especially among young people.

Eastern Mountain seeks bankruptcy as shopping habits change

Vestis Retail Group LLC, the operator of Eastern Mountain Sports, filed for bankruptcy protection after failing to adjust to changes in U.S. shopping habits,...

Sports Authority files for bankruptcy with plan to slim down

Sports Authority Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection with a plan to slim down after missing out on the fitness boom that’s been a rare...
CENTRAL FALLS made its first steps out of bankruptcy Thursday as Judge Frank Bailey approved the city's Chapter 9 debt adjustment plan.  / COURTESY THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY TOURISM COUNCIL

Judge approves Central Falls bankruptcy plan

(Updated, Sept. 7, 9 a.m.) NEW YORK - Central Falls, the first city in Rhode Island’s 222-year history to go bankrupt, won court permission for...
THE FINANCIAL and political support from state officials shown to Central Falls is unique among the municipal bankruptcies seen this year across the U.S. from Alabama to California. / COURTESY THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY TOURISM COUNCIL

R.I. setting standard for bondholders’ love

BOSTON - Central Falls, the first city in Rhode Island’s 222-year history to go bankrupt, is preparing to exit court protection after 13 months...
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