Archive: Legal Challenges
On Detroit Today: Who has bankruptcy fatigue?
WDET's Bankruptcy Reporter and Next Chapter Detroit Blogger Sandra Svoboda joins Detroit Today co-hosts Laura and Saeed to discuss...
Syncora to Judge: The Grand Bargain should go away
In a 60-page briefing filed this afternoon, bond insurer Syncora called the Detroit bankruptcy’s grand bargain “fraudulent,” and attacked the...
On The Craig Fahle Show: Water department deal and a look ahead to trial
Detroit Free Press reporters Nathan Bomey and Matt Helms discuss the latest with WDET’s Bankruptcy Reporter and Next Chapter...
DWSD Deal: City, creditors agree to re-financing terms
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department today approved a deal to allow the re-financing of about $5.2 billion in...
Latest Plan of Adjustment: See the changes from previous versions
The city filed an updated Plan of Adjustment this week, and it reflects the myriad happenings since the previous version...
In Bridge Magazine: Can Detroit pay its bills after bankruptcy?
Detroit is known by its most unwelcome attributes: It has one of the highest murder and violent crime rates...
They voted, now what? Looking forward to the bankruptcy trial
Now that pensioners have voted in favor of the city’s bankruptcy restructuring plan, attorneys will use the results in...
On The Craig Fahle Show: Discussion of vote results, next steps in case
Detroit Free Press reporter Matt Helms joins Next Chapter Detroit's Sandra Svoboda to review the results of voting on...
One Year In: Today marks one year since Detroit bankruptcy petition was filed
At exactly 4:06:22 p.m. today, Detroit’s bankruptcy hits the one-year mark. Detroit News business columnist Daniel Howes said it well: “There...
Bankruptcy and the U.S. Constitution: AG Holder to weigh in on claims
The judge overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy case has invited U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to file a brief in the...
Fire Fighters in bankruptcy court today WITH AUDIO
The union representing Detroit firefighters is the only major employee group without an agreement as part of the city’s...
On The Craig Fahle Show: Reviewing the (almost) year of Detroit’s bankruptcy
WDET's bankruptcy reporter and Next Chapter Detroit blogger Sandra Svoboda and Detroit Free Press reporter Matt Helms join Craig...