CEO Fawn Weaver said the move puts her back in charge, but the receiver said she lacked the authority to file for bankruptcy.

The judge ruled the receiver in charge of Uncle Nearest had exclusive authority to make bankruptcy filings.

Farm Credit Mid-America, a Louisville-based lender, accused Fawn Weaver, the founder of a Tennessee whiskey brand, of financial fraud and concealment.

The Fawn Weaver Uncle Nearest bankruptcy ruling just got even heavier with new details from court filings. A federal judge ...

As Uncle Nearest files for Chapter 11, its founders are pushing back against what they call a coordinated effort to damage ...

A judge dismissed a bankruptcy petition made by Uncle Nearest founder Fawn Weaver, who is also suing her company's lender.

In her first "Shark Tank" appearance, Fawn Weaver shared her story and invested in a start-up business.

Receiver’s move comes after Fawn Weaver announced bankruptcy filing on Instagram, via news release and said she, company sued Kentucky bank.

A Kentucky lender and a distillery founder are trading allegations of fraud in a receivership fight over a financially ...

More than a century after Nathan “Nearest” Green — the formerly enslaved man who taught Jack Daniel to distill whiskey — was ...

Whiskey maker Uncle Nearest Inc. filed for bankruptcy as it engages in a legal battle with a court-appointed receiver and a ...

In a video uploaded to Instagram, CEO Fawn Weaver told followers and longtime supporters that she was committed to ...