In Re: Puerto Rican Cabotage Litigation
In In Re: Puerto Rican Cabotage Litigation, a class of direct purchasers of cabotage (sea transportation) services between Puerto Rico and the continental U.S alleged that Defendants participated in a conspiracy to fix rates, surcharges, and other fees associated with those services.
Dr. Russell Lamb was retained by Counsel for Plaintiffs analyze class certification issues relating to the settlement class. Dr. Lamb filed two Affidavits in which he concluded that all class members would have been injured as a result of the alleged misconduct and that multiple regression analysis could be used to measure damages suffered by the class on a formulaic basis without resorting to individualized inquiry.
The Court ultimately granted certification of the settlement class, affirming that Dr. Lamb “set forth a reputable and workable model for determining damages as to individual class members in his affidavit.”