drkoop.com to Cease Operations
December 31, 2001 drkoop.com to Cease Operations The Santa Monica, California-based online health-information company, Dr. Koop LifeCare Corporation has announced on December 16, 2001 that it will cease operations and cease the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, drkoop.com, Inc. The company also announced that it has filed Chapter 7 Bankruptcy with the central district of California. The company needed additional debt or equity financing, but failed to obtain it. It attempted to sell assets of the company to secure financing, but was unsuccessful. The company stated, we “believe it is in the best interest of . . .