Hecks Inc.

Company

• Pre-filing annual sales: $1,473 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing assets: $561 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing number of employees: 6,700
• Sub-industry: 53 General Merchandise Stores
• Place of incorporation: WV
• Court for city of headquarters: WV Charleston
• In business at filing? emerged

Bankruptcy case

• Chapter at filing: Chapter 11
• Who filed case? debtors
• Debtor's lead attorney: Goodwin Goodwin
• Date of filing: March 5, 1987
• Judge at filing: Ronald G. Pearson
• Court district of filing: WV SD
• Court city of filing: Charleston, WV
• Case number: 87-20150
• Cause of bankruptcy: Not tort
• Forum shop? Filed at headquarters


• Case transferred? no
• Destination court of transfer: not applicable
• Creditors committee appointed? no
• §363 sale: no 363 sale
• Dip loan final approval? data not available
• Plan type: free fall


• Disposition status: confirmed
• Date of disposition: May 31, 1989
• Judge at disposition: Ronald G. Pearson
• Days from filing to disposition: 818

After the case

• Did firm emerge? Company emerged
• Did firm refile? emerged 5 years, did not refile