KRESS STORES OF P.R., INC. v. WAL-MART P.R., INC.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-01464-WGY.

573 F.Supp.3d 604 (2021)

KRESS STORES OF PUERTO RICO, INC., Antonio Bayón and Elba Casiano d/b/a Tienda Junelba, J. Pica Y Cía, Inc. d/b/a Capri, J.M.J. Appliances Corp., Valija Gitana, Inc., and Humberto Vidal, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. WAL-MART PUERTO RICO, INC., Costco Wholesale Corporation, Walgreen of Puerto Rico, Inc., Puerto Rico CVS Pharmacy, LLC, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

Filed December 1, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angel E. Rotger-Sabat , Fernando Sabater-Clavell , Luis N. Saldana-Roman , Saldana, Carvajal & Velez-Rive, PSC, Gretchen L. Alvarado-Gonzalez , San Juan, PR, for Plaintiffs Kress Stores of Puerto Rico, Inc., Antonio Bayón, Elba Casiano, J. Pica y Cia, Inc., J.M.J. Appliances Corp., Valija Gitana, Inc., Humberto Vidal, Inc.

Fernando Sabater-Clavell , Saldana & Carvajal, P.S.C., Gretchen L. Alvarado-Gonzalez , San Juan, PR, for Plaintiff Almacenes Kress de Cayey, Inc.

Alberto G. Estrella , Kenneth C. Suria-Rivera , Gerardo J. Cruz-Ortiz , Estrella, LLC, Yolanda Benitez-Sanchez , Yolanda Benitez Law Office, San Juan, PR, David B. Carpenter , Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc.

Carlos A. Valldejuly-Sastre , Salvador J. Antonetti-Stutts , Paula A. Gonzalez-Montalvo , Alejandro Garcia-Carballo , O'Neill & Borges, LLC, Yolanda Benitez-Sanchez , Yolanda Benitez Law Office, San Juan, PR, David B. Carpenter , Pro Hac Vice, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation.

David B. Carpenter , Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, Yolanda Benitez-Sanchez , Yolanda Benitez Law Office, San Juan, PR, for Defendant Walgreen of Puerto Rico, Inc.

Andrew M. Brown , Pro Hac Vice, David B. Carpenter , Michael H. Shanlever , Min Ji Kim , Pro Hac Vice, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, Arlyn Gonzalez-Diaz , Fernando J. Valderrabano-Marina , Cancio, Nadal, Rivera & Diaz, Yolanda Benitez-Sanchez , Yolanda Benitez Law Office, San Juan, PR, for Defendant Puerto Rico CVS Pharmacy, LLC.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

I. INTRODUCTION

The plaintiffs Kress Stores of Puerto Rico, Inc. and other Puerto Rican merchants (collectively, the "Local Merchants") filed this action in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, alleging unfair competition against the defendants...

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