Partner Trinity Broadcasting and Phil McGraw's Merit Street are suing each other in bankruptcy court over a purported ten-year deal under which Dr. Phil would make 160 new 90-minute episodes of his show.

The talk show host’s Merit Street Media is simultaneously suing Trinity Broadcasting while facing off in bankruptcy court

Dr. Phil sued by Christian broadcaster for ‘reprehensible conduct’ in $500 million deal: ‘Years-long fraudulent scheme’ - ‘TBN now asserts its affirmative claims against Peteski and McGraw related to the years-long fraudulent scheme that they developed and executed to fleece TBN,