A federal bankruptcy dispute involving Lakewood, New Jersey landlord Shaya Prager and his wife, Shulamit, is widening as lenders join five investors seeking repayment. The investors say they put $26 million into Prager's real estate ventures and are owed more than $35 million. The case now intersects with Chicago's 50-story Leo Burnett Building at 35 West Wacker Drive, where CommunityAmerica Credit Union sued to foreclose on a $236 million loan tied to the property. Opal Holdings and partner Prana Equities bought the tower for $415 million in February 2022, dividing ownership between the underlying land and a 99-year ground lease. Prager's lawyers say the involuntary bankruptcy petitions could trigger hundreds of millions of dollars in personal liability through bad-boy provisions in otherwise non-recourse loans. Since December 2025, courts in Minnesota, New York and Florida have entered more than $122 million in personal judgments against Prager, including more than $107 million tied to the Normandale Lake complex. No judge has ordered relief and no trustee has been appointed; a trial on the Pragers' motion to dismiss is set for Feb. 10.