October 27, 2020
The Chapter 7 trustee of a bankrupt Puerto Rican law firm is asking a federal judge to dismiss her mismanagement claims against the firm's former directors and officers, saying the parties and their insurers have reached a $2.2 million settlement.
May 05, 2020
A Puerto Rican federal judge on Tuesday dismissed counterclaims filed by ex-directors of a bankrupt law firm against the firm's Chapter 7 trustee over the trustee's mismanagement claims against them, saying they won't have grounds to sue until the case is decided.
January 09, 2020
The trustee of a bankrupt Puerto Rican law firm suing its former directors for mismanagement has asked the bankruptcy court to dismiss gross negligence counterclaims filed against her by two of the ex-directors, saying the allegations mask malicious prosecution claims they don't have the legal ground to make.
November 20, 2019
A Puerto Rican federal judge has rejected an attempt by the former directors of a bankrupt law firm to move mismanagement claims against them into arbitration, saying the arbitration clause in the firm bylaws can't stop the Chapter 7 trustee from taking her claims to court.