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Chapter 11

Or Chapter Eleven,

noun

U.S. Law.
  1. a section of the Bankruptcy Code that provides for the reorganization of an insolvent corporation under court supervision and can establish a schedule for the payment of debts and, in some cases, a new corporation that can continue to do business.



chapter 11

noun

  1. the statute regarding the reorganization of a failing business empowering a court to allow the debtors to remain in control of the business to attempt to save it

    they are in chapter 11

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chapter 111

C20: from chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act (1978)
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Merit Street’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing lists the company’s liabilities at $100 million to $500 million.

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Though diocese officials have said they also do not expect an impact at Catholic cemeteries, those properties have been listed in the Chapter 11 filing.

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Once valued at $6 billion, 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March.

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LL Flooring, the flooring retailer formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last August and announced that it would close about a quarter of its locations nationwide.

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At Home, the home goods retailer, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced the closure of 26 stores, as it tries to recover from a slowdown in sales and the impacts of inflation and tariffs.

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