Television legend Dr. Phil's attempt to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for his media startup, Merit Street Media, has been denied by a judge, who has ordered that he liquidate the fledgling company.

(Updated with Dr. Phil & Peteski statement) Trinity Broadcasting has put its cards on the pulpit and the clock is ticking on whether Dr. Phil will be facing a judge today in Dallas, possible sanctions ...

Dr. Phil's ongoing bankruptcy filing with Merit Street Media, his short-lived Texas-based media company, is encountering another snafu as it has been hit with a $500 million countersuit. The TV ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Dr. Phil’s Merit Street Media filed for bankruptcy in July, following clashes with a distributor and a decline in ...

Partner Trinity Broadcasting and Phil McGraw's Merit Street are suing each other in bankruptcy court over a purported 10-year deal under which Dr. Phil would make 160 new 90-minute episodes of his ...

Trinity Broadcasting Network, former business partner of Dr. Phil's now-bankrupt Merit Street Media, filed a counterclaim against the TV personality - alleging he engaged in a scheme to "fleece" the ...

A Texas bankruptcy judge ordered the liquidation of TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw’s upstart venture Merit Street Media, siding with a Christian broadcaster that argued the chapter 11 case was filed ...

Dr. Phil, whose full name is Phil McGraw, was denied approval to keep his startup media Merit Street Media in Chapter 11, a federal judge in Texas ruled on Tuesday. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Scott Everett ...

“The response to TBN legitimately and lawfully defending itself from Peteski and McGraw’s bad-faith attacks is to cry foul because they do not like the true facts that they themselves now regretfully ...