United filed for Chapter 11 protection shortly after the board rejected its request.

The airline filed for Federal bankruptcy protection shortly after the strike began.

However, in July 2006 the company filed for bankruptcy shortly after two directors resigned.

The Source filed for bankruptcy protection shortly before the verdict was handed down.

In 2000, they filed for divorce shortly after Kim's second drunk driving conviction.

The firm filed for bankruptcy shortly after the crash.

I'll file more on all these points shortly.

In its statement yesterday, Finova said that it expected to file for bankruptcy shortly.

His wife had filed for divorce shortly before Allaway attacked co-workers at the university.

The suits were filed shortly after a new law was passed this year making it illegal to criticize the President or other top Government officials.