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 ...

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 ...

KNOXVILLE — The sidelined CEO of Uncle Nearest, who hoped filing for bankruptcy would put her back in control of the Tennessee whiskey company she founded, had her plans blocked by a federal judge.

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 ...

Judge dismissed bankruptcy petitions filed Tuesday by founder Fawn Weaver. Court granted motions by receiver Phillip H. Young and lender Farm Credit to dismiss. Decision announced from the bench; the ...

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.

Marisa is a Senior News Author for Collider. She graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2018 after majoring in Creative Writing with a minor in Folk Studies. She grew up in Kentucky and ...

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 ...

Uncle Nearest officially entered the eighth month of a fiery legal battle with its lender, and things are only escalating in court. In the Feb. 26 filing, receiver Phillip G. Young Jr. pointed to the ...

A new report paints a grim financial picture of Uncle Nearest, a high-profile brand named for an enslaved distiller. But its founder disputes the findings. Founded in 2016, Uncle Nearest was once a ...