Bankrupt Pa. City Can Keep Disputed Revenue, 3rd Circ. Says

By Alex Wittenberg · July 17, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT

The Third Circuit ruled Friday that the bankrupt city of Chester, Pennsylvania, gets to keep income from a casino, a trash incinerator and other sources that secured its debt, finding that...

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Case Information

Case Title

City of Chester, Pennsylvania

Case Number

2:22-bk-13032

Court

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

November 10, 2022


Case Title

In re: City of Chester Pennsylvania

Case Number

25-2783

Court

Appellate - 3rd Circuit

Nature of Suit

3422 Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158

Date Filed

September 19, 2025