About four weeks after a federal court denied a request for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection related to the Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey lawsuit — and with the receiver in the case recently having ...

The receiver of Uncle Nearest says the company is insolvent. Phillip G. Young Jr. is the court-appointed receiver of the whiskey brand Uncle Nearest, owned by Fawn Weaver and her husband, Keith. The ...

Farm Credit Mid‑America, the Louisville‑based lender accusing Uncle Nearest of financial fraud, also alleges that the Tennessee‑based whiskey company hid a $20 million loan it received from MarcyPen, ...

Organizers behind the next No Kings protests on Saturday, March 28, say they are intent on drawing a historic flood of protesters across the nation, angered by the Trump administration amid a pending ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Months after Tennessee whiskey brand Uncle Nearest was hit with a $108 million lawsuit for an alleged breach of loan agreements, a court has dismissed the CEO and ...

The legal battle over the Uncle Nearest whiskey brand continues as sidelined CEO Fawn Weaver’s latest attempt for company control was struck down. In 2019, the Nearest Green Distillery, run by Fawn ...

UPDATE: Uncle Nearest, through CEO Fawn Weaver's attorneys, is appealing the judge's order dismissing the bankruptcy petition Weaver filed on behalf of the company. As of the afternoon of March 20, no ...

Farm Credit Mid-America is a Louisville-based lender that specializes in loans for farmers and rural residents. Fawn Weaver is the founder of of Uncle Nearest Inc. and Nearest Green Distillery, which ...

Uncle Nearest Inc., the Black-owned whiskey company that helped establish Green’s place in American history and drew backing from figures including Jay-Z, filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday as it battles ...

Uncle Nearest Chapter 11 bankruptcy is now official. On March 17, 2026, Uncle Nearest, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, ...

Uncle Nearest and its largest shareholder filed a lawsuit against its main creditor on Tuesday, intensifying a nearly year-long legal saga that started over loans in default and has spiraled since.

Fawn Weaver’s lawsuit claims Farm Credit spread false statements about Uncle Nearest’s finances and the Jay-Z loan. Fawn Weaver just filed a lawsuit blasting last week’s Uncle Nearest story involving ...