Legal Opinion
Texaco Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Department of Consumer Affairs
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 19, 1995No. 94-2076PublishedCited by 185 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In 1986, the Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs (DACO) took a small, tentative step toward regulating the profit margins of gasoline wholesalers. The wholesalers treated this move as a declaration of war. They mounted a courtroom counteroffensive and succeeded in obtaining an injunction against the enforcement of DACO’s embryonic regulation. Following a series of pitched battles that stretched from San Juan to Boston to the banks of the Potomac and back again, DACO emerged victorious.
Long after the injunction had been vacated, DACO purposed to exact tribute from…
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