Retailer Francesca’s Files Second Bankruptcy, Plans to Liquidate
Boutique women’s specialty retailer Francesca’s has filed for bankruptcy for the second time, saying it will close its stores and liquidate.
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Judge David R. Jones worked for years to make Houston a destination for high-dollar bankruptcy litigation before an intimate relationship with a local attorney, whose firm regularly brought cases before him, led to his disgrace.
Judge David R. Jones worked for years to make Houston a destination for high-dollar bankruptcy litigation before an intimate relationship with a local attorney, whose firm regularly brought cases before him, led to his disgrace.
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Boutique women’s specialty retailer Francesca’s has filed for bankruptcy for the second time, saying it will close its stores and liquidate.
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