Lawsuits

The Florida Department of Transportation continues litigation in an attempt to terminate the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority.

UMB's appeal of a lower court decision siding with Platte County over its legal obligation to honor an appropriation pledge is being heard Wednesday

The California Supreme Court upheld the state's 2013 pension reform, but said its ruling is not a reexamination of the "California Rule" on public pensions.

Jacksonville-owned JEA and Georgia-based MEAG agreed to settle litigation over JEA's agreement to buy power from reactors under construction in Georgia.

South Carolina-owned Santee Cooper must pay $200 million to ratepayers and impose a four-year rate freeze to end a suit over a failed nuclear reactor project.

“I absolutely do intend on refilling my complaint,” Andrew Hennigan told The Bond Buyer.

The legal tussle between the Dallas-based private lender and the Chicago-based investment powerhouse continues with defamation and antitrust claims pending in separate courts.

Tribal leaders, after a landmark win at the Supreme Court, decided not to rush into a deal with the state to seek jurisdictional clarity from Congress.

VRDO reset rates in California consistently were too high to be justified, a new filing contends.

The Supreme Court ruled that Native American tribes had never given up or lost their jurisdiction over eastern Oklahoma.

Preston Hollow says another court ruling proves some of its defamation claims. Nuveen counters that accusations fail to rise to defamation because many are opinion or true.

A state appeals court rejected the one of the state government’s attempts to eliminate the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority, but the legal battle continues.

An appellate court will weigh whether a financing agreement on the Platte County IDB bonds attached more than just a moral obligation pledge.

Federal judge rules in favor of Georgia's MEAG and JEA will need to continue to pay debt service on bonds used for nuclear reactor construction.

The suit contends Aaron Zahn defrauded the Jacksonville municipal utility while trying to privatize it; eight high-ranking employees were suspended this week.

Treasurer John Schroder, a Republican, has battled with Louisiana's Democratic governor over the funds for the past two years. He has said he will appeal.

The South Carolina Legislature put in place strict oversight of the state-owned utility until they decide whether to sell it.

Indian River County petitioned the court to overturn its unsuccessful appeal against the U.S. Department of Transportation and the passenger train operator.

The amended complaint lays out the evidence from recorded calls presented during the former proceedings, naming some Nuveen officials that were referenced as unnamed individuals, broker-dealers and banks.

The California Supreme Court will hold online oral arguments Tuesday in a public pension case that could challenge the so-called "California Rule."