Bankruptcy as a business strategy: The Manville Experience
Marcia Bishop
(Adjunct professor at Metropolitan State College in Denver)
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Abstract
In 1982, three solvent companies filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Code Bankruptcy to halt an onslaught of asbestos‐related lawsuits. These companies were Ametex, UNR Industries, and the Manville Corporation.
Citation
Bishop, M. (1985), "Bankruptcy as a business strategy: The Manville Experience", Planning Review, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 12-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb054093
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1985, MCB UP Limited