Bankruptcy filings dropped by 6.3 percent in November, when a total of 771 cases were filed, in comparison to the same month last year, according to preliminary figures released by research firm Boletín de Puerto Rico on Tuesday.
Casiano Communications Inc., parent company of weekly English-language business publication Caribbean Business and a number of other subsidiaries, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, citing more than $8.5 million in debt.
A total of 903 bankruptcy cases were submitted in Puerto Rico last month, with Chapter 13 — those applicable to individuals — leading the filings that resulted in a 3 percent year-over-year increase in activity, preliminary results released by research firm Boletín de Puerto Rico showed Thursday.
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