Law and legal issues

Judge John Cooper’s decision could set the stage for an appeal in the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority’s litigation.

The legal teams for Baltimore and Philadelphia asked the court to reject the banks’ plausibility argument as well as their claim that the suit is barred by a four-year statute of limitations.

The judge overseeing Preston Hollow Capital's anti-trust lawsuit against Nuveen could rule any day on the claims.

Attorneys for the State Bond Commission said the lawsuit was filed too late and there was no violation of law.

The shuttered College of New Rochelle filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week while it markets the Westchester County campus in an effort to pay off creditors.

The community development district filed for Chapter 9 in the face of a longstanding unwritten policy of governors refusing to approve such filings.

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The Florida House of Representatives wants another chance to argue that its law eliminating the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority is legal.

Public private partnerships for an airport, a commuter rail service, and student housing have gone sour in the Southwest.

The Kentucky Supreme Court’s ruling prevented a quasi-governmental agency that filed for bankruptcy from leaving the state pension system.

Moody's shifted its rating outlook to negative from stable on the Chicago Catholic Archdiocese.

Chicago says its met its obligations under the state pension code; all four of its pension funds have filed shortfall claims with the state.

The Clearwater Cay Community Development District’s bondholders and trustee say the required approval from the governor wasn’t obtained.

Some of the solutions contemplated to bring the investor-owned utility out of bankruptcy involve tapping the municipal bond market.

“The City of Harvey, through no fault of Comer’s and unrelated to Comer’s fiduciary obligations, tainted the district’s offering,” according to the defense.

Accusations that the university violated a moral obligation in connection with bonds for a student housing P3 are false and defamatory, its attorney says.

The county’s proposed general fund budget appears to display an unconscionable lack of fiscal discipline.

Opponents of the $700 million adopted budget say $2.5 million of spending choices may begin a slide back to Chapter 9.

PHC not seeking financial damages, instead wants permanent injunction to cease alleged conduct.

The law firm representing the trustee for a $250 million student housing complex accused the University of Oklahoma of predatory behavior.