City of Chester, Pennsylvania

  1. October 18, 2023

    Philly Suburb Officials Told To Ask State Court For Ch. 9 Fees

    A Pennsylvania bankruptcy court judge told the elected officials of Chester, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday that they will have to go to state court with their attempt to make the city's state-appointed receiver pay the more than $84,000 in legal fees they've racked up in the bankruptcy case.

  2. August 15, 2023

    Bankrupt Pa. City Reneged On Retirees' Atty Fees, Court Told

    The bankrupt city of Chester, Pennsylvania, shouldn't get to pull a "bait and switch" to get out of its responsibility to pay half a million dollars' worth of legal fees of retired city workers, its largest group of creditors, the retirees have told a Pennsylvania bankruptcy court.

  3. June 13, 2023

    Chester, Pa. Water Authority Customers Can't Form Committee

    A Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge ruled in favor of the bankrupt city of Chester on two of its requests Tuesday, giving Chester permission to pay fees to lawyers and other professionals and quashing a bid from customers of the city's water authority to form a committee representing their interests.

  4. May 15, 2023

    Judge Keeps Pause In Place For Pa. Sewage Plant Sale

    A Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge Monday said she won't unpause proceedings on the sale of a sewage treatment plant in the bankrupt Pennsylvania city of Chester, saying disputes over the rights to the pipes feeding into the plant are likely to spiral into litigation.

  5. March 15, 2023

    Judge Upholds Ch. 9 Restructuring Bid For Struggling Pa. City

    In a ruling that found Chester, Pennsylvania, a near-poster child for the municipal debt restructuring protections of the Bankruptcy Code, a state bankruptcy judge has rejected multiple objections to a city receiver's bid for Chapter 9 debtor eligibility.

  6. February 27, 2023

    Bankrupt Pa. City Gets OK To Reject Key Parking Contract

    A judge Monday gave the bankrupt city of Chester, Pennsylvania, permission to reject its private parking enforcement contract and said the bankruptcy stay will block the sale of a sewage plant unless the city and the buyer can work out who will own which pipes.

  7. February 13, 2023

    Pa. City's Receiver Empowered To File Ch. 9, Court Told

    Counsel for the receiver appointed to handle the finances of Chester, Pennsylvania, argued during a hearing Monday in federal court that he had the authority to seek bankruptcy on behalf of the city without its elected officials' say-so.

  8. January 24, 2023

    Court Lets Bankrupt Pa. City Finance Its Insurance Premiums

    A federal bankruptcy court cleared the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday to finance its insurance premiums and keep several of its policies active into the new year Tuesday, adding FIRST Insurance Funding to the Philadelphia suburb's creditors with secured claims if it misses its payments.

  9. January 03, 2023

    Judge OKs Retiree Committee In Philly Suburb's Bankruptcy

    A Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge on Tuesday ordered the appointment of a committee to represent retired employees of the city of Chester in its Chapter 9 bankruptcy, after hearing no objections from any of the parties in the case.

  10. November 22, 2022

    Chester Bankruptcy Won't Stop Council's Clash With Receiver

    A federal bankruptcy judge said she lacks jurisdiction to stop a case in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania over whether a receiver's recovery plan for the struggling City of Chester strips too many powers from elected officials, lifting a stay Tuesday that had been triggered by the city's Nov. 10 bankruptcy declaration.