Japan Tobacco&#39;s Canadian Unit Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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Japan Tobacco Inc.&#39;s Canadian unit, JTI-Macdonald, filed for bankruptcy protection after the Quebec government sued it for C$1.
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The Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in the United States and appealed for a temporary restraining order against the auction of its main production unit that is scheduled for Sunday &#151; dramatically challenging the Russian government to enter arbitration proceedings.
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Russian oil group YUKOS has filed for  bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court in an attempt to stop the  Russian government from auctioning off its main production unit  on Dec. 19, it said on Wednesday.
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Citing losses that could exceed 80 percent in one of its hedge funds, the Australian firm Basis Capital Fund Management filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday.
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The parent company of the downtown Wonder Bread bakery filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday in an attempt to restructure its struggling operations.
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America&#39;s largest tobacco companies go on trial on Tuesday as they face a $280bn (Â£156bn) government lawsuit. Opening arguments will be heard in the case, in which the Justice Department accuses the companies
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Financially struggling Interstate Bakeries Corp. early today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in the US Bankruptcy Court in Kansas City.
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The world's third largest cigarette  group, Japan Tobacco Inc (2914.T), on Thursday made a 7.5  billion pound ($14.7 billion) cash offer for rival Gallaher  Group Plc , sources close to the situation said.
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The Cayman Islands-registered hedge fund filed for bankruptcy protection today in New York amid mounting losses from subprime mortgage assets, court papers show.
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One of Canada's biggest cigarette firms seeks creditor protection after a C$1.4bn(US$1bn) tax claim over alleged smuggling.
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A group of heavy Marlboro smokers have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Boston, asking Philip Morris USA to pay for screenings that may detect the early stages of lung cancer, court documents showed on Friday.
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The Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in the US and appealed for a temporary restraining order against the auction of its main production unit, scheduled for Sunday.
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Interstate Bakeries Corp., parent company of the Wonder Bread plant in downtown Columbus, on Wednesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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A multi-billion dollar lawsuit brought by the government against major tobacco firms is to open in Nigeria.
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Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos has filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court in an attempt to prevent the forced sale of its main production arm.
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Japan Tobacco Inc has said it has reached an agreement to buy British rival Gallaher Group for 2.25 trillion yen (19.1 billion dollars) including debt, in Japan's biggest ever corporate acquisition.
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The SCO Group Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, just a month after losing several key court rulings in its legal fight against Novell Inc., IBM and others over what it asserts is the company's Unix intellectual property.