Doral files appeal with Puerto Rico Supreme Court
June 19, 2014
Doral Financial Corporation filed papers Wednesday appealing a decision by the Superior Court and asking the Puerto Rico Supreme Court to assume jurisdiction of the appeal.
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Doral sues Puerto Rico gov’t over denied $230M refund
June 6, 2014
Doral Financial Corp. filed a lawsuit at the San Juan Superior Court and a Writ for Certification in the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, alleging that the government illegally nullified its agreement to refund the bank nearly $230 million in tax overpayments.
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Former SEC chairman offers views on UBS losses
February 27, 2014
Three of the largest securities litigation law firms in the mainland U.S. — Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP; Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.; and Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP — have joined forces with renown local lawyer, Andrés W. López, to discuss investors’ options and remedies for losses suffered from investments in UBS-offered Puerto […]
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Smuckers sues Nestle for copyright breach in Puerto Rico
December 19, 2013
Ohio-based J.M. Smucker Co. filed a $10 million lawsuit Wednesday against Nestle S.A. and Nestle USA, alleging copyright infringement of its trademark checkered pattern that the later company allegedly use to sell baby food products in Puerto Rico.
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MIDA sues gov’t over Puerto Rico ‘national tax’
December 19, 2013
The Puerto Rico Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution Chamber (MIDA for its Spanish acronym), filed a lawsuit Thursday against the government, asking the San Juan Superior Court to declare the so-called “national tax” unconstitutional and order the Treasury Department to immediately publish exemption regulations.
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Kmart Corp. to pay $2.55M in federal settlement
October 23, 2013
Puerto Rico Justice Secretary Luis Sánchez-Betances announced Tuesday that the island will receive more than $34,000 as part of an agreement between other states, territories, and the federal government and Kmart Corp. to settle allegations that Kmart submitted false claims and false statements through its Kmart Pharmacy Centers to the federal government, state governments, and territories for payments relating to partial fills of prescriptions.
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Puerto Rico Telephone seeking sanctions against OneLink
August 15, 2013
Puerto Rico Telephone has asked a federal judge to impose a penalty against OneLink Communications in the latest chapter of a legal battle unleashed about two years ago when the San Juan operator tried to block the telephone carrier from breaking into the island’s cable market.
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Puerto Rico Justice Dept. files complaint against Econo
April 17, 2013
The Puerto Rico Justice Department’s Office of Monopolistic Affairs announced Tuesday it has filed a complaint against Supermercados Econo Inc. for violations to fair competition rules after failing to notify about recent changes in its grocery store chain’s composition.
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CRIM seeking $9M in damages from tech provider
January 30, 2013
The Municipal Revenue Collections Center is suing New York-based Infor Inc. for $9 million in damages related to the provider’s alleged inability to maintain software that the Puerto Rico government agency purchased in 2006.
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Nearly 40 U.S., P.R. companies file class-action suit against Sea Star, Crowley
April 17, 2012
Nearly 40 commercial customers who opted out of the $52.2 million settlement that maritime cargo companies Sea Star and Crowley reached with the U.S. government a few months ago have filed a new class-action suit against the carriers at the U.S. District Court in South Carolina.
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TRB still working on prepaid phone registry, calls CTIA lawsuit ‘premature’
February 17, 2012
The Telecommunications Regulatory Board is still in the early stages of developing the regulations necessary to enforce Law 280 that mandates creating a mechanism to register and track customers buying prepaid handsets in Puerto Rico, agency President Sandra Torres said Thursday.
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Court slaps 37 retailers with $205K in fines in Britto knock-off case
December 29, 2011
A total of 37 defendants in the copyright infringement case filed by pop Artist Romero Britto earlier this month will have to pay a combined $205,000 in fines, imposed by the judge overseeing the case after failing to reach an out-of-court settlement agreement.
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87 defendants in Britto knock-off case fail to negotiate, will face judge Dec. 29
November 21, 2011
Some 87 retailers and wholesalers doing business in Puerto Rico that were sued in September for selling counterfeit Romero Britto items are facing what could be significant finds for not coming forward to negotiate, the lead attorney in the pop artist’s lawsuit, Dora Peñagarícano, told News is my Business.
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Less than half of Britto knock-off suit defendants pursue settlement
October 28, 2011
The attorney for Pop Artist Romero Britto said Thursday that about 60 of the defendants sued nearly eight weeks ago for copyright and trademark infringement violations are in talks to settle the damages they have caused the Miami-based company.
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DACO suing Amazon for discriminating against P.R. consumers
October 26, 2011
After failed attempts to convince online retailer Amazon to reinstate its free shipping option to Puerto Rico, the Consumer Affairs Department is preparing to file a lawsuit against the Seattle, WA-based company for discriminatory practices, News is my Business confirmed Tuesday.
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