Law and legal issues

As Jefferson County, Ala., defends its bankruptcy plan, the county must also clear new legal hurdles in order to return to the bond market later this year.

Rhode Island’s House of Representatives intends to resume hearings on the 38 Studio bond financing fiasco following the release of tens of thousands of pages of documents.

Rhode Island Superior Court has released tens of thousands of documents related to the state’s 38 Studios lawsuit.

A Michigan Senate committee will take up a statutory lien bill that is part of a national debate sparked in part by Detroit’s 2013 bankruptcy.

The Texas Attorney General’s Office will not decide on the local property tax exemptions of two P3 student housing projects at Texas A&M.

The Federal Highway Administration filed a motion Tuesday dropping its appeal of an adverse lower court ruling that the government illegally approved the controversial $1.5 billion Illiana toll road project.

The Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on Sept. 29 to discuss the “dire financial situation” in Puerto Rico, committee chair Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said Tuesday.

Florida-based Adventist Health System agreed to pay $118.7 million to settle allegations that it had physician referral agreements that violated the federal False Claims Act.

Atlantic City has positioned itself to make short-term required debt payments with no plans to enter bankruptcy, according to the city’s revenue director Michael Stinson.

The trustee for the Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority’s defaulted toll bridge bonds wants to sue the state if enough bondholders step forward to authorize the legal challenge.

Some documents related to the 38 Studios lawsuit may remained sealed, a Rhode Island judge ruled.

Hillview, Ky., filed for bankruptcy last month under the weight of a $15 million court judgment; objections to the city’s petition are due by Oct. 1.

Ambac Assurance Corp., in a bankruptcy court filing, says San Bernardino's plan of adjustment is more aspirational than real.

A federal class action lawsuit settlement between a group of bondholders that invested in a failed Missouri sucralose plant and the financial firms involved in the $39 million bond deal is nearing final approval.

A federal investigation into loan guarantees made by the Town of Oyster Bay, N.Y. could impact the credit rating of New York's fourth largest township, according to Moody's Investors Service.

As it prepares to sell bonds, the Wayne County Airport Authority, which runs Detroit’s airport, is highlighting its legal and political separations from its struggling home county, which is in the midst of a financial emergency.

A Pennsylvania court upheld theft and corruption charges against former Harrisburg mayor Stephen Reed and sent the case to trial.

Eight Hispanic lawmakers called on the Department of Treasury Monday to take a more active role in helping Puerto Rico with its worsening fiscal situation by engaging Congress over pending Chapter 9 bankruptcy legislation.

Martin County, Fla., filed a petition for writ of certiorari Sept. 3 asking an Orange County court to overturn approval of the $1.75 billion in bonds for Florida’s passenger train project.

The Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection two years after defaulting on nearly $60 million in bonds.