A Florida community development district’s Chapter 9 promised to be a test case for seeking protection from creditors without getting the governor’s consent first. Processing Content That test won’t ...

I have practiced bankruptcy law for 40 years. Last year, I represented Westfall Twp. when it filed the first municipal bankruptcy case — what is known as Chapter 9 — in Pennsylvania. I have been asked ...

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Catherine Peek McEwen will hold a hearing Friday to hear arguments on a motion to terminate the Clearwater Cay CDD’s bankruptcy case, which was filed in Tampa on June 4. The ...

Chapter 9 bankruptcy is many things to many people. It is a powerful tool of last resort, but it is not a panacea. As such, it's time to set the record straight on what Chapter 9 can do and can't do ...

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