Case Overview

Representing Swift Creek Renewables, LLC, an affiliate of Morrow Energy, which operates a renewable natural gas plant at a landfill in Richmond, Virginia, owned by Shoosmith Bros, Inc. Shoosmith and its corporate parent filed Chapter 11 cases following Shoosmith's failure to comply with its environment permits and inability to fund the cost of removing effluent leachate from the landfill, which poses a significant environmental threat to the surrounding areas. The case was subsequently converted to Chapter 7. SCR has been able to navigate a multi-party mediation to resolve various claims and causes of action asserted by various constituents including SCR, the trustee, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Chesterfield County, and Evergreen National Indemnity Company, which issued the closure bonds for the landfill. The settlement has been approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; however, additional matters must be resolved before the settlement can be fully implemented.