The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld a district court's order staying and enjoining Plaintiffs/Appellants' continued litigation against Defendant/Appellee Puerto Rico Police...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed a district court decision allowing plaintiffs to collect attorneys' fees from Puerto Rico related to a lawsuit about COVID-19 pandemic...
The United States Court of Federal Claims determined it had subject matter jurisdiction over their action but nevertheless dismissed it for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be...
The planned auction of the debtor's milk quota by the Puerto Rico agency that regulates milk production (ORIL) falls squarely within the "police power" exception to the automatic stay under 11...
Judge(s):
U.S. Circuit Judges David F. Hamilton, Julie Rikelman and O. Rogeriee Thompson (Opinion by Hamilton)
The U.S. Circuit Court for the First Circuit held (1) parties holding revenue bonds issued by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) have a non-recourse claim on PREPA's estate for the...
Title VI of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act does not alter the legal standard, found in both New York and Puerto Rico law, that the terms of a final contract...
The pre-petition work claims were not for "back pay attributable to any period of time occurring after commencement of the case" and thus did not qualify for administrative-expense priority under...
In an opinion arising out of the restructuring of Puerto Rico's public power company (PRRS and PREPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that GoldenTree Asset Management and...
Judge(s):
William J. Kayatta Jr.; O. Rogeriee Thompson; and Julie Rikelman
In a case so complex to require a timeline, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) dismissed those aspects deemed moot without any merit review but affirmed the grant of summary...
Judge(s):
Gustavo Gelpí; Kermit V. Lipez; and O. Regeriee Thompson
A question remains whether the set-off that Oriental Bank asserts here is senior to the secured interest that MAPFRE has in the same collateral under Puerto Rico law, as well as the fact-laden...
