DANTZLER, INC. v. EMPRESAS BERRÍOS INVENTORY

Nos. 18-2087, 18-2089.

958 F.3d 38 (2020)

DANTZLER, INC.; Northwestern Selecta, Inc.; Alberic Colón Auto Sales, Inc.; Alberic Colón Dodge Chrysler Jeep, Inc.; Alberic Colón Ford, Inc.; Alberic Colón Mitsubishi, Inc.; Sachs Chemical, Inc.; Mays Chemical Company of Puerto Rico, Inc.; Maderas Alpha, Inc.; Celta Export Corporation; Cougar Plastics Corporation; Caribbean Produce Exchange, LLC; Madearte Furniture Imports & Distributors, Inc.; Maderas 3C, Inc.; Marjor & Sons, Inc.; M.M. Fashion & Design, Inc.; Papelera Del Plata, Inc.; the Paperhouse Corp.; Plavica, Inc.; Empresas Berríos, Inc.; José Santiago, Inc.; Correa Tire Distributor, Inc.; Eugenio Serafin, Inc., d/b/a Est Hardware, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. EMPRESAS BERRÍOS INVENTORY AND OPERATIONS, INC.; Correa Tire, Plaintiffs, v. S2 Services Puerto Rico, LLC; Rapiscan Systems, Inc., Defendants, Appellants, Puerto Rico Ports Authority, John Doe; Jane Doe; ABC Corp., XYZ Corp.; Unknown Insurance Companies, Defendants. Dantzler, Inc.; Northwestern Selecta, Inc.; Alberic Colón Auto Sales, Inc.; Alberic Colón Dodge Chrysler Jeep, Inc.; Alberic Colón Ford, Inc.; Alberic Colón Mitsubishi, Inc.; Sachs Chemical, Inc.; Mays Chemical Company of Puerto Rico, Inc.; Maderas Alpha, Inc.; Celta Export Corporation; Cougar Plastics Corporation; Caribbean Produce Exchange, LLC; Madearte Furniture Imports & Distributors, Inc.; Maderas 3C, Inc.; Marjor & Sons, Inc.; M.M. Fashion & Design, Inc.; Papelera Del Plata, Inc.; the Paperhouse Corp.; Plavica, Inc.; Empresas Berríos, Inc.; José Santiago, Inc.; Correa Tire Distributor, Inc.; Eugenio Serafin, Inc., d/b/a Est Hardware, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Empresas Berríos Inventory and Operations, Inc.; Correa Tire, Plaintiffs, v. Puerto Rico Ports Authority, Defendant, Appellant, S2 Services Puerto Rico, LLC; Rapiscan Systems, Inc., Jane Doe; ABC Corp., XYZ Corp.; and Unknown Insurance Companies, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 1, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eyck O. Lugo-Rivera , San Juan, PR, with whom María Teresa Figueroa-Colón , Edge Legal Strategies, PSC, Mark C. Campbell , Matt Light , and Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA, were on brief, for appellants S2 Services Puerto Rico, LLC and Rapiscan Systems, Inc.

Heriberto López-Guzmán , San Juan, PR, with whom H. López Law, LLC, Thomas Trebilcock-Horan , and Trebilcock & Rovira, LLC were on brief, for appellant Puerto Rico Ports Authority.

Elwood C. Stevens, Jr. , with whom James P. Roy , Domengeaux Wright Roy & Edwards LLC, Lafayette, LA, Manuel Sosa-Báez , Luis N. Saldaña , Ian P. Carvajal , Saldaña, Carvajal & Vélez-Rivé, PSC, San Juan, PR, Alberto J. Castañer , Castañer & Cía P.S.C., San Juan, PR, Deborah C. Waters , and Walters Law Firm, PC were on brief, for appellees.

Before Torruella, Dyk, and Thompson, Circuit Judges.


These appeals concern a suit brought by a putative class of shippers (collectively, "Dantzler") who use the services of ocean freight carriers to import goods into Puerto Rico through the maritime port of San Juan. Their claims stem from a cargo scanning program implemented by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority ("PRPA") in...

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