Special Police Force Corp. owner liable for nearly $325K in labor violations
May 16, 2019
The U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico has found Special Police Force Corp. — a security company based in Bayamon — and its owner Héctor Rivera-Ortiz liable for violations of the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Following a four-day trial, the court ordered Rivera […]
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Oversight Board sues 20+ banks, other parties to recover $1B in excess payments
May 3, 2019
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico filed complaints to recover more than $1 billion from holders of bonds issued in excess of Puerto Rico’s constitutional debt limit, and from firms and advisors that helped with the issuance of those bonds. The Oversight Board filed a claim against more than 20 banks, law […]
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Scotiabank sues Metropolitan Bus Authority for $32M loan default; seeks embargo of buses
March 21, 2019
The Bank of Nova Scotia, parent company of Scotiabank de Puerto Rico, has sued the government’s Metropolitan Bus Authority for defaulting on some $32 million in a revolving credit and term loan agreement. Furthermore, the bank has asked the San Juan Superior Court to issue an order for a “provisional embargo and prohibition of alienation […]
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U.S. district judge certifies class of P.R. residents suing PREPA for fuel overcharges
October 3, 2018
In the original lawsuit filed Feb. 24, 2015, the plaintiffs sought compensation for their estimated $1 billion losses in electricity overcharges.
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Groups sue FEMA for leaving public ‘in the dark’ on María recovery efforts
August 1, 2018
Democracy Forward Foundation filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for failing to release records detailing information about its response to the disaster on behalf of the Center for Investigative Journalism and LatinoJustice.
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Assured Guaranty sues over constitutionality of OBoard members
July 24, 2018
Two bond insurance subsidiaries of Assured Guaranty Ltd. have filed an adversary complaint challenging the constitutionality of appointments to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.
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P.R. credit unions file ‘adversary proceeding’ in P.R. bankruptcy case
March 23, 2018
A group of Puerto Rico credit unions filed an "adversary proceeding" before Judge Laura Taylor Swain, who presides over Puerto Rico's Title III bankruptcy proceedings.
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Journalists sue Demographic Registry for hiding public information related to Hurricane María-related deaths
February 8, 2018
The Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI, as it is known in Spanish) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the director of the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry, Wanda Llovet-Díaz, after multiple attempts to get the agency she heads to offer information about the deaths that occurred on the island after Hurricane María.
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FL couple seeks $50M in damages from St. Regis for ‘spying’ on them
November 14, 2017
A Florida couple has filed a class action lawsuit against the St. Regis Bahía Beach Resort in Puerto Rico, arising from claims that the resort's employees secretly spied on and videotaped the couple, and other guests, in their private luxury suites. It is asking for $50 million in damages.
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Private sector takes fight against Caguas tax to court
July 13, 2017
Faced with a recent 70 percent hike in municipal taxes payable to Caguas, a group of companies representing a broad sample of businesses — restaurants, supermarkets, cash & carries, retail store chains, and telecommunications carriers — filed a lawsuit against the town to challenge the levy.
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Mayagüez MD sues Triple-S for ‘endangering’ patients
June 27, 2017
Sifredo Acarón, a hematologist-oncologist based in Mayagüez, filed a lawsuit against healthcare insurer Triple-S Salud Inc. and Triple-S Medicare Advantage Inc. for canceling his contract effective June 30.
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CIJ sues Oversight Board, Rosselló administration
June 2, 2017
The Center for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) filed at the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico a lawsuit against the Financial Oversight and Management Board protected by the Constitution and the laws of Puerto Rico, which recognize access to information as a fundamental human and constitutional right.
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Scotiabank sues P.R. gov’t over loan repayment
September 29, 2016
Scotiabank Puerto Rico on Wednesday filed a complaint against the government of Puerto Rico to prevent the diversion and expropriation of certain tax revenue pledged as collateral to secure a loan the bank extended to the Metropolitan Bus Authority.
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P.R. business groups challenge power rate hike
August 19, 2016
A group of nine leading Puerto Rico industry and business associations on Tuesday filed a legal challenge against a Puerto Rico Energy Commission move to impose the first in a series of what they called “unlimited, blank check" rate increases under the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority debt-restructuring agreement.
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7 PR trade groups to file case to block energy rate hike
August 17, 2016
Seven Puerto Rico trade groups will announce today the filing of a lawsuit to block what they call the “disastrous” rate hike proposed under the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority restructuring deal.
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