All posts tagged "Chapter 9"

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  Reactions to Supreme Court Ruling on Puerto Rico Debt Recovery Act

  SAN JUAN – Representatives from various Puerto Rico sectors have reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the unconstitutionality of the 2014 Puerto Rico Debt Enforcement and Recovery Act, saying it was preempted by the U.S. Bankruptcy...

  • Posted June 13, 2016
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  Supreme Court Rules Against Puerto Rico Debt Recovery Act

  SAN JUAN – The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Monday a lower court ruling that declared unconstitutional the 2014 Public Corporation Debt Enforcement and Recovery Act, which allowed certain public corporations to restructure their debts, arguing that the...

  • Posted June 13, 2016
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  Millstein: After Restructuring, Debt Service-to-Revenue Ratio Will be Higher than in most Indebted State

  Puerto Rico adviser says island needs broad restructuring mechanism

  • Posted May 6, 2016
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  Panel Highlights Options to Pull Puerto Rico Out of Fiscal/Economic Hole

  Panelists included monoline insurer and credit union representatives

  • Posted May 5, 2016
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  House GOP Tries To Find Consensus on Help For Puerto Rico

  House Republicans hope an emerging compromise can satisfy Puerto Rico's government, creditors and the GOP rank and file about how the U.S. territory can deal with its $70 billion debt.

  • Posted April 13, 2016
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  Washington and San Juan: A “Tale of Two Cities”, Moratorium or Oversight Board

  Editor’s note: The following opinion piece was written by former Judge Gerardo A. Carlo-Altieri. He was the chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico (1994-2009) and a member of the Bankruptcy...

  • Posted April 11, 2016
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  Governor Leads Delegation to Washington

  Intends to lobby for 'immediate and fair' action for Puerto Rico

  • Posted April 10, 2016
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  Perelló Urges People to Call US Congress Ahead of House Hearing

  To participate in US House hearing Wednesday

  • Posted April 10, 2016
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  Former Judge Gives Views on Supreme Court Case About Local Chapter 9

  Former Bankruptcy Judge Gerardo A. Carlo-Altieri recently gave his expert legal views on the US Supreme Court oral arguments in Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ET AL. v. Franklyn California Tax Free Trust, ET AL. The case in question...

  • Posted March 31, 2016
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  High Court Mixed on Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Case

  Top court mulls whether the island can enact its own bankruptcy law

  • Posted March 22, 2016