September 23, 2022
More than a dozen insurers commenced appeals of the Boy Scouts of America's confirmed Chapter 11 plan, proposed attorneys and advisers in an Alex Jones-linked bankruptcy were disqualified, and talc injury claimants questioned the good faith of Johnson & Johnson's talc unit in filing for bankruptcy. This is the week in bankruptcy.
September 22, 2022
The mediators who had been overseeing talks aimed at creating a restructuring plan for Puerto Rico's electric utility asked a federal judge on Thursday to restart the stalled talks and set a 60-day deadline for the island's fiscal oversight board to file a reorganization plan for the agency.
April 09, 2019
Municipal bond insurers issued a stern warning Tuesday to the First Circuit asking that it revise its own ruling from last month that Puerto Rico does not have to make payments on special revenue bonds during its bankruptcy-like cases, saying the ruling creates market uncertainty and undermines long-held industry beliefs.
October 05, 2018
A group of bondholders on Thursday renewed their call to put a receiver in charge of Puerto Rico's electric utility, while the island's federally appointed fiscal oversight board sought information from the governor's office about an announced electric rate cut.
June 05, 2018
The First Circuit on Tuesday questioned whether a group of bondholders can step in and influence the actions of Puerto Rico's struggling public entities, during a morning of arguments before the appellate panel centering on the island commonwealth's historic restructuring.
February 16, 2018
Municipal bonds secured by pledged special revenue streams have long been prized as safe bets, but a recent ruling in Puerto Rico's restructuring cases that payment on those obligations is not required in bankruptcy has riled investors and left legal experts confounded over a largely untested Bankruptcy Code provision.
November 03, 2017
The government of Puerto Rico is pushing back against the installation of an emergency manager to run the island's beleaguered electric utility, saying Friday that the federal board overseeing the territory's finances is attempting to overstep the powers it was granted by Congress.
November 01, 2017
Puerto Rico has asked the federal judge overseeing its bankruptcy-like restructuring to deny one creditor's request to pause the massive case for 90 days in the wake of Hurricane Maria, saying a speedy resolution is essential to the island's recovery.
October 24, 2017
Puerto Rico on Monday asked the federal judge overseeing its bankruptcy-like restructuring to streamline the disbursement of federal disaster relief funds to help the island rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s devastation, and one creditor has even proposed pausing the massive case for 90 days to give the parties some breathing room.
October 10, 2017
The federal judge overseeing Puerto Rico's bankruptcy-like restructuring process has appointed a fee examiner to review many of the expense and fee requests submitted by attorneys working on the landmark $123 billion case.