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American Rice's financial woes boil over into bankruptcy court.

Houston Business Journal

| August 14, 1998 | Perin, Monica | COPYRIGHT 1985 American City Business Journals, Inc. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Long-struggling Houston company American Rice Inc. filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in Corpus Christi this week, citing $180 million in debt and $200 million in assets.

ARI, which has been struggling with liquidity problems stemming from breach of contract litigation and loan defaults, is 81 percent owned by ERLY Industries Inc., a diversified agribusiness based in California.

The bankruptcy filing came a week after a Houston developer, which earlier this year won a $5 million judgment against ARI, filed a demand for the turnover of assets as payment. That claim will now be heard in federal bankruptcy court.

First in line as secured creditors are 500 …

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