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Birmingham City Council, the largest local authority in Europe, declares itself bankrupt. The council says all spending, with the exception of protecting vulnerable people and statutory services, will stop immediately.
2023-09-5

A U.S. federal control board files a new plan for restructuring $10 billion in debt owned by Puerto Rico’s power company in an attempt to end bankruptcy negotiations.
2023-08-25

Hundreds of airline passengers are left stranded throughout Europe following British airline Flybmi's bankruptcy filing.
2019-02-17

Aircel, India's fifth-largest wireless provider, declares bankruptcy.
2018-03-20

American electronics retailer RadioShack files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
2015-02-5

With $18.5 billion in debts, the city of Detroit, Michigan files for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, becoming the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. [http:--www.freep.com-article-20130718-NEWS01-307180107-Detroit-bankruptcy-filing-Kevyn-Orr-emergency-manager "(Detroit Free Press)"]
2013-07-18

Electric car company Better Place announces it will file for bankruptcy.
2013-05-26

A United States federal grand jury in Georgia indicts four employees of bankrupt Virginia-based Peanut Corporation of America for the 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and infected hundreds. The 75–count indictment describes contaminated or misbranded food by company owner Stewart Parnell, his brother and company vice president Michael Parnell, and two company managers. The charges are conspiracy, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice. This infection triggered the most extensive food recall ever in United States history.
2013-02-20

Eastman Kodak Co. announces that it will no longer make digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in an effort to save money during bankruptcy.
2012-02-9

United States film studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer begins plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a bid to rid itself of $4 billion in debts.
2010-10-7