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• Rhode Island, 26 Other States Settle Lawsuit with May Department Stores.

  - 1998-11-02

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 3--Rhode Island and 26 other states yesterday announced they have reached a $22-million settlement with the May Department Stores Co. for allegedly unlawfully trying to collect debts from customers who had declared bankruptcy. Based in St....

  Tags: agreement, attorney, bankruptcy, lawsuit, Litigation, Lord & Taylor, May Department Stores Co.

• May, Penney's seal deal for Woodies units.(May Department Stores Co., J.C. Penney Co., Woodward & Lothrop Inc. units)(Brief Article)

  - 1995-08-30

  NEW YORK FNS -- The May Department Stores Co. and J.C. Penney Co. Inc. have completed their purchase of 24 department stores from the Woodward & Lothrop Inc. chain, W&L said Tuesday. As reported, May and Penney's teamed up to buy 24 of W&L's 29 department...

  Tags: bankruptcy, J.C. Penney Co. Inc., Litigation, May Department Stores Co.

• May, Penney's bid for Woodies still higher than Federated. (May Department Stores Co., J.C. Penney Co. Inc., Woodward & Lothrop Inc.; Federated Department Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)

  - 1995-08-08

  NEW YORK FNS -- May Department Stores Inc. and J.C. Penney remained the highest bidders in the Woodward & Lothrop Inc. sweepstakes late Monday, less than 24 hours before a bankruptcy court hearing to determine the winning offer for the department store chain. May and Penney's,...

  Tags: bankruptcy, creditor, Federated Department Stores Inc., J.C. Penney Co. Inc., Litigation, May Department Stores Co.

• Federated may up W&L ante. (Federated Department Stores; acquisition battle for Woodward & Lothrop)

  - 1995-08-07

  Federated Department Stores and May Department Stores could engage in a bidding war for bankrupt department store chain Woodward & Lothrop (W&L). On Jul 27, 1995, May and J.C. Penney made a joint bid that exceeded Federated's previous bid by $58 million. Experts expect Federated to better the May/Penney offer....

  Tags: acquisition, analyst, bankruptcy, creditor, Litigation, Macy, May Department Stores Co., Philadelphia, Washington

• May Department Stores, J.C. Penney File Bide for Department Store Chain.(Originated from Philadelphia Daily News)

  - 1995-07-28

  July 28--The May Department Stores Co. of St. Louis and J.C. Penney Co. of Plano, Texas, filed a joint bid yesterday to buy the assets of bankrupt Woodward & Lothrop Corp., which owns the John Wanamaker chain. The bid promises to save 13 of the Wanamaker...

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