Legal Opinion
Coastal Fuels of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Caribbean Petroleum Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 14, 1999No. 98-1652PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
In its third visit to this court, this antitrust price-discrimination case raises a number of important damages issues.
After the first trial in this case, this court upheld a finding of antitrust liability against Caribbean Petroleum Corporation (“CAPE CO”) on a Puerto Rican law price-discrimination theory and a tort verdict of $500,000, but reversed a finding of monopolization in violation of the Sherman Act. We vacated the jury verdict of $1.5 million in single antitrust damages (tripled, to $4.5 million) and remanded for further proceedings. We did so because the…
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