{
  "author": {
    "name": "Steven Church",
    "webUrl": "/author/profile/steven-church/",
    "description": "",
    "imageLarge": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f16d6fc2845f417ea0e93a3f2b6cd37d?s=136&d=mm&r=g",
    "estimate": 42,
    "social": [],
    "articles": [
      {
        "uri": "/2019/09/16/purdue-pharma-files-for-bankruptcy/",
        "title": "Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy",
        "byline": "Jef Feeley and Steven Church",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "September 16, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "https://images.benefitspro.com/contrib/content/uploads/sites/412/2019/09/Purdue-Pharma-Headquarters-Article-201909091737.jpg",
          "width": "620",
          "height": "372"
        },
        "authors": [
          {
            "webUrl": "/author/profile/jef-feeley/",
            "name": "Jef Feeley"
          },
          {
            "webUrl": "/author/profile/steven-church/",
            "name": "Steven Church"
          }
        ],
        "kickerNode": [
          {
            "uri": "/news/",
            "sectionName": "News"
          }
        ],
        "summary": "The Chapter 11 filing on Sunday is designed to short-circuit more than 2,000 lawsuits against Purdue and its owners.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2019/07/19/urban-hospitals-bankruptcy-sheds-light-on-anarchy-of-health-care-system/",
        "title": "Urban hospital's bankruptcy sheds light on 'anarchy' of health care system",
        "byline": "Steven Church",
        "kicker": "Market Insights",
        "prettyDate": "July 19, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "https://images.benefitspro.com/contrib/content/uploads/sites/412/2019/07/HospitalClosedShutterstock.jpg",
          "width": "616",
          "height": "372"
        },
        "authors": [
          {
            "webUrl": "/author/profile/steven-church/",
            "name": "Steven Church"
          }
        ],
        "kickerNode": [
          {
            "uri": "/market-insights/",
            "sectionName": "Market Insights"
          }
        ],
        "summary": "Our health care system creates an unsustainable financial burden by pushing administrators to compete for patients.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2015/05/12/calpers-pension-hammer-forces-judges-gavel/",
        "title": "Calpers pension hammer forces judge’s gavel",
        "byline": "Steven Church",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "May 12, 2015",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "",
          "width": "",
          "height": ""
        },
        "authors": [
          {
            "webUrl": "/author/profile/steven-church/",
            "name": "Steven Church"
          }
        ],
        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "Californias public retirement fund holds so much power over local officials that pension bond investors cant expect equal treatment when a city goes bankrupt, a judge said in a ruling that she acknowledged seems unfair.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2015/01/09/san-bernardino-sued-for-favoring-pensions-over-bon/",
        "title": "San Bernardino sued for favoring pensions over bondholders",
        "byline": " Steven Church, Bloomberg ",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "January 09, 2015",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "",
          "width": "",
          "height": ""
        },
        "authors": [
          {
            "webUrl": "/author/profile/steven-church-bloomberg/",
            "name": "Steven Church, Bloomberg"
          }
        ],
        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "The lawsuit presents a novel legal challenge for the California Public Employees Retirement System.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/10/30/stockton-restructuring-plan-approved/",
        "title": "Stockton restructuring plan approved",
        "byline": "Michael Bathon, Steven Church, Bloomberg",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "October 30, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "",
          "width": "",
          "height": ""
        },
        "authors": [
          {
            "webUrl": "/author/profile/michael-bathon-steven-church-bloomberg/",
            "name": "Michael Bathon, Steven Church, Bloomberg"
          }
        ],
        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "Stocktons bankruptcy pitted public-pension advocates against investors, who stood to recover a fraction of what theyre owed for their bonds.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/10/08/ruling-in-stockton-case-may-encourage-more-pension/",
        "title": "Ruling in Stockton case may encourage more pension cuts",
        "byline": " Steven Church ",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "October 08, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "",
          "width": "",
          "height": ""
        },
        "authors": [
          {
            "webUrl": "/author/profile/steven-church/",
            "name": "Steven Church"
          }
        ],
        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "California cities may turn to bankruptcy courts to ease pension obligations after a judge ruled the California Public Employees Retirement System doesnt deserve special protection.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/10/01/calpers-denied-special-protection-in-stockton-bank/",
        "title": "Calpers denied special protection in Stockton bankruptcy",
        "byline": " Steven Church ",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "October 01, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "",
          "width": "",
          "height": ""
        },
        "authors": [
          {
            "webUrl": "/author/profile/steven-church/",
            "name": "Steven Church"
          }
        ],
        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "A judge says the pension funds claims against a city in bankruptcy are unsecured and arent superior to debts including unsecured bonds.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/08/29/detroit-gets-275-million-for-bankruptcy-exit/",
        "title": "Detroit gets $275 million for bankruptcy exit",
        "byline": "Steven Church",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "August 29, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "",
          "width": "",
          "height": ""
        },
        "authors": [
          {
            "webUrl": "/author/profile/steven-church/",
            "name": "Steven Church"
          }
        ],
        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "The city is seeking court approval to eliminate more than $7 billion of its $18 billion in obligations to retired city workers, bondholders and other creditors.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/07/22/detroit-workers-endorse-bankruptcy-plan-cuts/",
        "title": "Detroit workers endorse bankruptcy plan cuts",
        "byline": "Steven Church",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "July 22, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "",
          "width": "",
          "height": ""
        },
        "authors": [
          {
            "webUrl": "/author/profile/steven-church/",
            "name": "Steven Church"
          }
        ],
        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "Detroits public workers and retirees voted to accept cuts to their pensions and health-care benefits, moving the city a step closer to winning approval of a bankruptcy exit plan that eliminates $7.4 billion in debt.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/07/11/detroit-voting-deadline-sets-stage-for-showdown/",
        "title": "Detroit voting deadline sets stage for showdown",
        "byline": "Steven Church",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "July 11, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "",
          "width": "",
          "height": ""
        },
        "authors": [
          {
            "webUrl": "/author/profile/steven-church/",
            "name": "Steven Church"
          }
        ],
        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "Detroits public workers, retirees and bondholders finish voting today on a plan that would impose $7.4 billion in cuts on investors and pensioners.",
        "body": null
      }
    ]
  }
}