Famous Corporations that have filed for Bankruptcy Protection

Aladdin Gaming, LLC (a Las Vegas hotel-casino) (2001).

American Banknote Corporation (1999).

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists/AFTRA (1982).


AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc. (2001).

Baldwin Piano & Organ Company (2001).

Bethlehem Steel Corporation (2001).

Burlington Industries, Inc. (2001).

Carolco Pictures, Inc. (1995).

Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (2001).

Continental Airlines, Inc. (1967 & 1984).

Converse, Inc. (2001).

Dairy Mart Convenience Stores, Inc. (2001).

Dow Corning Corporation (1995).

Eastern Airlines, Inc. (1991).

Enron Corporation (2001).

eToys, Inc. (2001).

Excite@Home (2001).

FAO Inc. (FAO Schwarz toy stores) (2003).

Frederick's of Hollywood, Inc. (2000).

Fruit of the Loom, Inc. (1999).

General Media (publisher of Penthouse magazine) (2003).

Kmart Corporation (2002).

Lionel Corporation (1967 & 1984).

Loews Cineplex Entertainment, Inc. (2000).

Maidenform, Inc. (1997).

Marvel Entertainment Group (1996).

McCrory Corporation (1992 & 2001).

Montgomery Ward, Inc. (1997 & 2000).

Orion Pictures Corporation (1992).

Owens Corning Corporation (2000).

Pan Am Corporation (1998).

Planet Hollywood International, Inc. (1999 & 2001).

Polaroid Corporation (2001).

Purina Mills, Inc. (1999).

Regal Cinemas, Inc. (2001).

Resorts International, Inc. (1994).

Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) (1984 & 1991).

Singer Company (1999).

Sizzler International, Inc. (1996).

Smith Corona Corporation (1995).

Southland Corporation ("7-11" stores) (1990).

Sunbeam Corporation (2001).

Swissair Group, Inc. (2001).

Texaco, Inc. (1987).

Toysmart.com (2000).

Trans World Airlines, Inc./TWA (1995 & 2000).

US Airways (2002).

U.S. Office Products Company ("Mail Boxes, Etc." stores) (2001).

Vlasic Foods International, Inc. (2001).

Western Union Corporation (1993).

WorldCom, Inc. (2002).

W.R. Grace & Company (2001). Zenith Electronics Corporation (1999).

List of the 11 largest U.S. bankruptcies of all time. We've included the date of the bankruptcy file, the type of filing and the value of the company's assets at the time of bankruptcy filing, along with a brief description of how it all went down.