Legal Opinion
Diaz-Ramos v. Hyundai Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 30, 2007No. 06-2026PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
The claim that appellant Rafael Diaz-Ramos (“Diaz”) brings against Hyundai Motor Company (“HMC”) is predicated on the notion that section 259 of the Puerto Rico Antitrust Act, P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 10, § 259 (“Antitrust Act”), in conjunction with the Consumer Class Action Act, P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 32, §§ 3341-3344 (“CCAA”), affords a private right of action to an individual who seeks to represent a class of injured parties. In light of the explicit statutory language, longstanding precedent regarding class actions, legislative history, and established principles of statutory…
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