The unraveling of Dr. Phil's media venture was a blow to the celebrity therapist who built a reputation as one of the most ...

Dr. Phil's hit talk show was frequently besieged by controversy thanks to its approach but, as it turns out, a backstage scandal was likely its actual downfall.

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 ...

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's bankruptcy proceeding has not gone as planned. A northern Texas judge ruled that Dr. Phil McGraw's Merit Street Media company assets will undergo a Chapter 7 liquidation instead of a ...

Dr. Phil McGraw has taken a huge loss in court, with a judge accusing the star of destroying evidence to get the upper hand, RadarOnline.com can reveal. On Tuesday, October 28, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge ...

(Updated with second Dr. Phil statement + Trinity Broadcasting & Professional Bull Riders statements) A federal judge today ruled Dr. Phil cannot clean his own slate with a Chapter 11 for his now dead ...

A court determined that the TV host's Merit Street company improperly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect his own interests, with the intention of paying certain creditors over others. By ...

The bankruptcy of Dr. Phil McGraw’s fallen media venture will be taken over by an independent trustee after a judge found the daytime television host intentionally destroyed a key text message, then ...

Phil McGraw speaks to members of the media after giving testimony to a committee discussing the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Austin. Chitose Suzuki / Staff ...