Law and legal issues

Potential federal oversight of public utilities, rising costs, and lawsuits create volatility for utility market investors, Fiera Capital says.

The vote ends the effort to create a new city and ends the legal debate over who would have been responsible for Stockbridge bond debt.

The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Dec. 5 on a case to decide what pension rights are vested for government employees in the state.

The five new board members plan to scrutinize future financing plans of the two Poinciana community development districts.

New ownership backed off on plans to issue community development district bonds to fund a buyout of recreation amenities at a Florida retirement community.

Those involved with financing such entities need to go beyond labels, and fully understand the facts that impact eligibility.

An appellate court denied a request to reconsider an August ruling that effectively ended a long-running appeal of the county's Chapter 9 case.

The state Supreme Court upheld the use of state lottery funds for charter schools.

Laws forcing the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority to reduce tolls limit the agency's access to the bond market, its officials say.

The pace of recovery varies widely, and many local government budgets are in worse shape than before the 2008 financial crisis.

The Otero, N.M., County Board of Commissioners is suing a major Albuquerque-based law firm for legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.

Gage County had consulted a bankruptcy attorney, who told officials it wouldn't qualify for Chapter 9.

Clients have filed hundreds of similar claims against UBS since 2013, with aggregate damages of $2.6 billion.

Fitch Ratings said it won't lower its ratings because of JEA's litigation attempting to shed a power purchase agreement with Georgia's MEAG.

The Georgia Supreme Court won't delay a referendum to de-annex half of Stockbridge, though the state's de-annexation law is still being challenged in court.

Technology problems with the nation's first commuter rail P3 threaten to unravel the partnership and junk the bonds issued for the project.

The placement carries a maturity of up to two years, and a Michigan State spokeswoman said the school will eventually issue long-term bonds.

Dan DiSalvo from the Manhattan Institute examines the impact of the Supreme Court's Janus v. AFSCME ruling on union dues. Paul Burton and Andrew Coen host.

The whistleblower responsible for federal investigations and lawsuits accusing banks and broker-dealers of fraud and collusion in the remarketing of variable rate demand obligations will likely be forced to go public because of a recent ruling by Massachusetts’ highest court.

The ratings of four Southeast public power agencies were lowered due to uncertainty about future costs to build the new reactors.