A bankruptcy judge dismissed what appeared to be a purported involuntary Chapter 11 filing against NerdWallet Inc. after the company said the filing was fraudulent.
Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware dismissed the filing Monday, saying the court documents weren’t “bankruptcy petitions that can properly commence a bankruptcy case.”
The March 2 filing appeared to be submitted by the same person who filed at least five sham petitions in mid-February allegedly on behalf of Carrols Corp., the largest Burger King franchisee in the US.
The court filing, submitted under the names Willie ...
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