A group of holders of outstanding bonds of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico Monday seeking to enjoin certain transfers of assets by GDB they claim are prohibited under Puerto Rico law.
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and its bondholder group announced this morning they have resumed talks, after walking away from the table nearly a week ago.
Puerto Rico’s current fiscal problems are bringing up unprecedented issues that will likely be subject to interpretation by local and federal courts if the government defaults on its debt and bondholders decide to defend their contractual rights via the lawsuit route.