City of Chester, Pennsylvania

  1. June 12, 2025

    Philly Suburb Retirees Sue Ch. 9 Receiver Over Asset Sale

    A committee of retired city employees sued the Chapter 9 receiver overseeing the city of Chester, Pennsylvania's municipal bankruptcy, arguing that by requiring water system assets be sold to a publicly owned entity, the receiver is forgoing private bids that could generate an extra $270 million for the city's creditors. 

  2. April 02, 2025

    Chester, Pa., Ch. 9 Document Dispute Won't Wait For Appeal

    A Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge on Wednesday scuttled a request from the Chester Water Authority for a stay pending appeal of an order to produce documents to the bankrupt city of Chester, saying the utility hadn't shown the order should be frozen.

  3. March 11, 2025

    Chester, Pa., Water Authority Seeks Stay Of Ch. 9 Docs Order

    The Chester Water Authority has asked a Pennsylvania bankruptcy court for a stay pending appeal of an order to produce documents to the bankrupt City of Chester, which seeks to sell off the utility's assets, saying the order was unconstitutional.

  4. February 12, 2025

    Chester, Pa., Can Probe Water Utility's Assets In Ch. 9

    A Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge gave the ailing city of Chester the green light Wednesday to probe a water utility about its assets, but stopped short of allowing the city under Chapter 9 protection to share the information or allowing an auditor to visit the utility's property.

  5. January 02, 2025

    Bankrupt Pa. City Must Remit Casino Revenue, County Argues

    Pennsylvania's Delaware County has asked the Third Circuit to undo a bankruptcy court's ruling that the financially ailing city of Chester is excused from paying the county revenue from gambling taxes because of the city's Chapter 9 proceedings, despite an ordinance mandating that the county get a cut of the money.

  6. October 04, 2024

    Private Utility Blasts Pa. City's Ch. 9 Plan As Asset Grab

    Private utility entity Aqua Pennsylvania asked a Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge to reject the City of Chester's proposed Chapter 9 plan, saying the city is trying to "commandeer" water and sewer assets in which Aqua has an interest.

  7. September 09, 2024

    Red Lobster Plan Confirmed, Big Lots Leads New Ch. 11s

    A string of new Chapter 11 bankruptcies were recently launched in Delaware, including a case from national discount home goods retailer Big Lots, which plans to pursue a going-concern sale. Meanwhile, seafood dining chain Red Lobster is on track to hand over the reins to a new group of owners, led by a secured lender, after the debtor secured confirmation of its Chapter 11 plan.

  8. September 05, 2024

    Pa. City Iced Retirees Out Of Ch. 9 Plan Talks, Committee Says

    Retiree creditors in the city of Chester, Pennsylvania's bankruptcy have denounced its proposed Chapter 9 plan, telling a judge in Philadelphia it is a "blunt-instrument approach" to complex issues and was docketed without consulting their committee that represents the largest creditor group.

  9. March 06, 2024

    Sewer Deal Kept On Ice During Appeal In Philly Suburb's Ch. 9

    A Philadelphia bankruptcy judge Wednesday rejected a utility's latest effort to lift the automatic stay triggered by the City of Chester's Chapter 9 bankruptcy, which has delayed a $276.5 million sewer sale, saying it would require her to answer questions that are on appeal from a similar motion she nixed last year.

  10. January 29, 2024

    Split Pa. Justices Let Bankrupt City's Receiver Keep Power

    Pennsylvania's Supreme Court on Monday split over a state-appointed receiver's ability to restrict the administrative powers of elected city officials, affirming an order that let the receiver take control of the troubled town of Chester's finances and day-to-day operations.