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McDermott Advising Wellpath on SDTX Bankruptcy

A Nashville-based healthcare services company that focuses on treating incarcerated inmates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Houston Monday, claiming more than $1 billion in liabilities and an equal amount in assets.

Wellpath Holdings and about 40 of its affiliated companies, which served about 3,000 in 2023 and reported revenues of $425 million, filed for bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas. The case has been assigned to Judge Alfredo Perez.

Mark Curriden

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