Company behind Jingle! holiday event hires bankruptcy lawyer [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – The beleaguered limited liability company associated with holiday light displays in the Kansas City and St. Louis areas this week hired a bankruptcy attorney to try to find assets to pay people who worked the event.

KCTV5 has previously reported that Jingle! at Legends Field disappointed customers and failed to pay the Monarchs, who were renting the field to the company.

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Jeff Wagoner, President of WM Law, confirmed Friday that Epic Holiday LLC hired the firm to assist with the unpaid staff and other creditors owed money, including entertainers, laborers and stagehands who were hired on a contract basis.

Wagoner said a bankruptcy claim has not yet been filed.

“The owners of the company feel horrible about what’s happened and they are doing their best they can to scratch together what they can to …