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Puerto Ricans who claim power overbilling get boost in court
Original Publication Date: October 2, 2018 7:15AM
Publication Updated: April 22, 2025 8:42AM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Ricans who claim that the island’s power company overcharged them by more than $1 billion just got a boost in federal court.
A judge has granted class certification for a lawsuit filed in February 2015 against companies including Petrobras and Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority.
The lawsuit accuses 20 people of receiving kickbacks and payments for colluding to raise fuel oil prices and passing the cost to consumers.
Defence attorney Elizabeth Fegan told The Associated Press on Tuesday that damages sought could top $1 billion.
A spokesman for Puerto Rico’s power company did not immediately return a message for comment. The public utilities company is one of the biggest in the U.S. and is more than $9 billion in debt.
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