Legal Opinion
Peña Martínez v. Azar
United States District Court
Decided April 15, 2019No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:18-01206-WGYPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
2. Relevant Federal Policies Towards Puerto Rico
The complaint alleges that Government used tax policy to encourage private companies to invest in Puerto Rico prior to 1996. Compl. ¶ 4. The complaint alleges that ending this policy contributed to Puerto Rico slipping into a recession, which is now going on 13 years. Id. Puerto Rico's economic collapse culminated in its government and public utility companies becoming unable to pay their bills by 2016 and deepened when Hurricane Maria struck the island in 2017. Id. ¶¶ 2, 7. Further, the complaint cites estimates that "between 52.3 to 59.8%" of…
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