Lawsuits

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling allows the city to move ahead with borrowing plans that were placed on hold during its legal fight.

Wayne County plans to issue the debt, secured with a state intercept, though the Michigan Finance Authority.

Trustee UMB bank claimed the bond counsel's negligence prevented bondholders from achieving adequate recovery in bankruptcy.

A motion for summary judgment by Indian River and Martin counties contends that the privately owned project isn’t eligible to use the private activity bonds.

Henry County Superior Court Judge Arch McGarity ruled that bills signed by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal in May did not violate the state constitution.

Billionaire Tim Draper’s proposition to break California into three states won’t be on the ballot in November after a state Supreme Court ruling.

A Civil War-era revenue measure is the centerpiece of the arguments in the lawsuit filed by four northeastern states.

The Harvey City Council will consider an agreement that allows it to keep some state funds being claimed by its pension funds.

The suit says the ballot measure fails to inform voters that it would allow charter schools to bypass local school districts for approval.

Will a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy in the VRDO market be dismissed early?

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland claim the state and local tax deduction is essential to prevent federal tax powers from interfering with constitutionally guaranteed state rights.

Dallas will issue $235 million of bonds to settle lawsuits about officers' back pay.

A lawsuit, filed by a former University of Alaska regent, hinges on whether bond plan violates state constitution limits on new debt.

MSU plans to issue roughly $784 million of bonds, $450 million of which will be used to cover settlement costs from the sexual abuse scandal involving Larry Nassar.

The American Trucking Associations and three co-plaintiffs argue in federal court that the state's truck-only tolls are unconstitutional.

The state used "subject to appropriation" language to exit a building lease, but state officials say Alaska will honor bonds subject to the same condition.

Michigan State University's credit fundamentals will be the deciding factor when it sells bonds to fund the settlement, say market observers.

State-owned Santee Cooper wants the high court to affirm its authority to set rates and pay off bonds that financed its scrubbed nuclear reactor project.

Mayor Eric Papenfuse said he will declare a fiscal crisis for Pennsylvania's capital after state lawmakers would not let the city exit distressed status while keeping its special taxing authority.

The $500 million settlement with 330 sex-abuse victims must still be approved by a judge.