Western Co. of North America

Company

• Pre-filing annual sales: $452 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing assets: $1,388 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing number of employees: 2,400
• Sub-industry: 13 Oil And Gas Extraction
• Place of incorporation: DE
• Court for city of headquarters: TX Fort Worth
• In business at filing? emerged

Bankruptcy case

• Chapter at filing: Chapter 11
• Who filed case? debtors
• Debtor's lead attorney: Weil Gotshal
• Date of filing: February 2, 1988
• Judge at filing: data not available
• Court district of filing: TX ND
• Court city of filing: Fort Worth
• Case number: 88-40339
• Cause of bankruptcy: Not tort
• Forum shop? Filed at headquarters


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


• Disposition status: confirmed
• Date of disposition: March 27, 1989
• Judge at disposition: Massie M. Tillman
• Days from filing to disposition: 419

After the case

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