Hooters of America, LLC

  1. June 05, 2025

    Hooters Closes Locations As It Pursues Ch. 11 Franchise Shift

    Bankrupt casual dining chain Hooters of America began shuttering dozens of restaurant locations throughout the United States Wednesday as it pursues a Chapter 11 restructuring that will see its plan disclosure statement up for approval next week.

  2. May 19, 2025

    Rite Aid Touts Pharmacy Sales, Yellow's $14M Sales OK'd

    Rite Aid Corp. announced proposed deals to hand off pharmacy assets to operators including CVS and Walgreens in its Chapter 11. Defunct trucking company Yellow Corp. obtained bankruptcy court permission to sell for about $14 million. Forever 21 said it is likely to liquidate and hasn't found a buyer, then got the OK to take votes on its Chapter 11 plan.

  3. May 13, 2025

    Hooters Can Tap Full $40M DIP In Chapter 11

    Restaurant chain Hooters can tap the last $30 million of its $40 million Chapter 11 debtor-in-possession loan after it agreed to escrow disputed royalty revenue to quell a creditor's objection during a Tuesday hearing in a Texas bankruptcy court.

  4. April 11, 2025

    Outdated Brand Could Hinder Hooters' Ch. 11 Recovery

    Hooters has built its brand on buxom women wearing orange micro shorts while serving hot wings and frosty mugs of beer, but experts said the racy concept that made it a household name is outdated and could stymie the company's recovery as it seeks to emerge from Chapter 11.

  5. April 07, 2025

    J&J Ch. 11 Case Tossed, New Tariffs May Boost Bankruptcies

    A Texas bankruptcy judge dismissed Johnson & Johnson's third attempt to settle cancer claims through Chapter 11, tossing Red River Talc's bankruptcy case and a $9 billion deal. Law360 has learned that dozens of employees of the U.S. Trustee Program have accepted buyouts. And experts say new tariffs under President Donald Trump may drive even more insolvencies as economic pressures mount. This is the week in bankruptcy. 

  6. April 02, 2025

    Hooters Can Tap $5M Of Its $40M In Proposed Ch. 11 Loans

    Bankrupt restaurant chain Hooters of America LLC can access $5 million in interim financing from a $40 million debtor-in-possession package from its prepetition lenders as it transitions to a franchise-only model, a Texas bankruptcy judge said Wednesday.

  7. April 01, 2025

    Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action

    Restaurant chain Hooters launched a Chapter 11 case with about $380 million in debt, saying it has reached a deal to shed its company-owned restaurants and trade debt for equity. Gastropub chain Bar Louie filed for bankruptcy, listing nearly $70 million of debt, about five years after its creditors took over the business during a previous bankruptcy. And a sustainability-focused financial services company filed for Chapter 11 less than a month after the firm's founder was arrested and charged with fraud.

  8. April 01, 2025

    Meet The Attorneys Directing Hooters' Ch. 11

    A team of lawyers from Foley & Lardner LLP and Ropes & Gray LLP is leading the bankruptcy case for the restaurant chain Hooters, which has reached a deal to shed its company-owned locations and exchange trade debt for equity.

  9. March 31, 2025

    Hooters Hits Ch. 11 With Plans For Restaurant Sales

    Restaurant chain Hooters filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Texas bankruptcy court late Monday with about $380 million in debt, saying it has reached a deal to shed its company-owned restaurants and trade debt for equity.