Turner Grain Merchandising Inc.
Turner Grain Case Closed
The case is now over involving a group of Lonoke County farmers who were victims of the defunct Turner Grain Inc. of Brinkely. read more >
$12M Award Overturned in Turner Grain Case
Arkansas Supreme Court finds lack of evidence that K.B.X. wronged farmers. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
$4M Settlement Approved in Turner Grain Case
Creditors in the bankruptcy case of Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. of Brinkley received some good news last month. read more >
Attorneys in Turner Grain Case Awarded Fees
Lonoke County Circuit Judge Sandy Huckabee awarded fees to the attorneys representing a group of Lonoke County farmers who did business with defunct Turner Grain Inc. and its trading partner K.B.X. Inc. read more >
Missing Texts Key to Winning $14.1M Award
The deletion of nearly 46,000 text messages was key to a Lonoke County jury awarding $14.1 million in February to a group of farmers who did business with Turner Grain Inc. of Brinkley and its trading partner K.B.X. Inc. of Little Rock. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
$5.6M Awarded in Turner Grain Arbitration
There’s some good news to report for creditors in the bankruptcy case of Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. of Brinkley. read more >
Dale Bartlett, Turner Grain Co-Owner, Gets 5 Years in Prison
Dale Bartlett, a co-owner of Turner Grain Merchandising Inc., was sentenced Saturday to five years in the state prison after a jury found him guilty of one felony count of writing a hot check. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Turner Grain Owners Charged with Hot Check Felonies
Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. owners Jason Coleman and Dale Bartlett were charged Thursday with felonies in connection with hot checks. Coleman is facing six felony hot check counts and one felony count of theft of property by deception. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Deleted Texts Bring Sanctions in Turner Grain Case
A Lonoke County Circuit judge recently sanctioned K.B.X. Inc. of Benton, which is being sued by farmers who allegedly lost millions dealing with Turner Grain Inc., finding that K.B.X. intentionally deleted employees’ text messages. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Grief, Pain and the Fall of Turner Grain
With his father’s death in late 2013 and stress contributing to his losing some 60 pounds in 30 days, Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. co-owner Jason Coleman said he was in no condition to run his company in the months leading to its collapse in August 2014. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Trustee: Turner Grain Transferred $100M to Related Firms
Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. of Brinkley transferred nearly $100 million to its related companies a year before it filed for bankruptcy protection, according to lawsuits recently filed by its Chapter 7 trustee. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Focus in Turner Grain Case Shifts to K.B.X.
Lonoke County farmers hope to recover the $5.5 million they lost dealing with Turner Grain Inc. from a company they claim worked closely with the Brinkley crop broker: K.B.X. Inc. of Benton. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Turner Grain Fight Continues in Bankruptcy Court
Richard L. Cox of Hot Springs, the trustee for Turner Grain, filed a lawsuit late last month against K.B.X. Inc. of Benton in an attempt to collect $842,000 he said K.B.X. owes Turner Grain. read more >
Dale Bartlett Items Sold at Auction
Former Turner Grain co-owner Dale Bartlett’s sale of rare coins brought in about $18,000, and all the items sold at the Jan. 14 auction generated nearly $60,000. read more >
Auction for Dale Bartlett Items Set for Jan. 14
An auction date has been set for items belonging to Dale Bartlett, one of the former executives of Turner Grain. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Forensic Audit Ordered But No Answers Yet in Turner Grain Collapse
More than a year after the collapse of Turner Grain Merchandising Inc., farmers and other creditors still don’t know what happened to tens of millions of their dollars. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Attorney Fees in Turner Grain Case Adding Up
As Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. winds its way through Chapter 7 liquidation, attorneys have filed paperwork seeking fees of more than $200,000. read more >
Turner Grain’s Bankruptcy Converted to Chapter 7 Liquidation
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Phyllis M. Jones approved a request Thursday to convert Turner Grain Merchandising Inc.'s bankruptcy case from reorganization to Chapter 7 liquidation. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Turner Grain’s Jason Coleman May Skip the Stand in Bankruptcy Case
It looks like Jason Coleman won’t be grilled about his involvement in the collapse of Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. of Brinkley. read more >
Turner Grain’s Dale Bartlett Asks for Chapter 7
Dale Bartlett, a former co-owner of Turner Grain Merchandising of Brinkley, asked earlier this month that his Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization be converted to a Chapter 7 liquidation. read more >
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