Panamerican Telephone Co. Inc., et als vs. Municipality of San Juan, et als.

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:09-cv-01256

Court:

Puerto Rico

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Aida M. Delgado-Colon

  1. April 04, 2012

    San Juan Off The Hook In Pay Phone Antitrust Suit

    A Puerto Rico federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Pan-American Telephone Co.'s antitrust class action alleging the city of San Juan conspired to award competitor Phoneworks Inc. a pay phone contract, ruling the company had failed to show its claims were not stale.

  2. September 12, 2011

    San Juan Phone Class Gets Hung Up On Atty Conflict

    Finding that the plaintiffs' attorney may have a conflict of interest, a Puerto Rico federal judge on Friday recommended the denial of class certification for customers claiming the head of Phoneworks Inc. exploited connections to the mayor of San Juan to secure public telephone contracts.

  3. August 18, 2011

    San Juan Fires Back Against Pay Phone Antitrust Claims

    The city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday called Pan-American Telephone Co.'s revised putative class action "meritless," claiming it did not sufficiently demonstrate the city had conspired to illegally grant competitor Phoneworks Inc. a pay phone contract.

  4. February 07, 2011

    Phoneworks Wants Off The Hook In Antitrust Case

    Phoneworks Inc. asked a federal court Monday to toss out claims against the company in a proposed class action brought by Pan-American Telephone Co. alleging the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, gave it monopoly control of city pay phones.

  5. February 02, 2011

    City Stonewalling In Pay Phone Suit, Plaintiff Says

    A phone company is claiming the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, has refused to cooperate with document requests in a suit alleging the city's mayor illegally gave monopoly control of city pay phones to Phoneworks Inc.