The University of Puerto Rico Law School Trust announces the Symposium on Bankruptcy, an event aimed at both the practicing lawyer in the bankruptcy area, lawyers interested in the area and students. The virtual event will take place Sept. 29-30, starting at 9 a.m. through the Zoom platform. The event will feature the participation of […]
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico received 1,718 petitions from January to May, when filings were down 18.3% in comparison to the same five-month period in 2020, according to information provided by local research firm Boletín de Puerto Rico. When broken down into categories, about 711 of those petitions were under […]
By Luis J. Valentín-OrtizCenter for Investigative Journalism It was the morning of Nov. 18 when federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain asked several times if anyone had come to the offices of Piloto 151 in Hato Rey to participate in the hearing. A dozen people with masks waited outside, but the official from the federal court […]