Municipal Bankruptcy

Eleventh Circuit Endorses the Applicability of ‘Equitable Mootness’ in Chapter 9

Two circuits and a BAP now invoke ‘equitable mootness’ to dismiss appeals from orders confirming chapter 9 municipal debt adjustment plans.
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First Circuit Gives Puerto Rico Bondholders a Second Bite at the Apple

Puerto Rico’s toll road bonds don’t have statutory liens, circuit court rules.
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Two Courts Seemingly Differ on the Nature of Puerto Rico’s PROMESA Proceedings

Bondholders won a skirmish but may still lose the war with Puerto Rico.

Constitutionality of the Puerto Rico Oversight Board Upheld in District Court

PROMESA’s authority is in the Territories Clause of the Constitution, District Judge Swain says.

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