The COFINA Seniors Coalition on Wednesday filed a motion to join litigation already pending in the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico — Lex Claims, LLC et al. v. Garcia-Padilla et al. — to expose what they called “meritless, self-serving claims brought by a litigious faction” of General Obligation ("GO") bondholders.
In the coming months, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will default on bonds issued by its Employees Retirement System following the steady depletion of the bonds' debt service reserves, Moody’s predicted.
The Ad Hoc Group of Puerto Rico General Obligation bondholders addressed a memo Tuesday to island policymakers claiming the unconstitutionality of the Sales Tax Financing Corp., known as COFINA, and asking for its invalidation.