LUMA Countersuits Government in Case Seeking to Cancel Contract
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LUMA argues that the government's lawsuit is a political matter seeking to fulfill a campaign promise by canceling the contract.
LA FORTALEZA – Gov. Jenniffer Aydin González Colón rejected LUMA Energy’s counter-claim against the Puerto Rico government on Wednesday and argued that her arguments do not address the administration’s legal claims. “I don’t think they have any arguments to support their counter-claim. This is just an attempt to try to level the fight in the media, which they have already lost three times in court, and that is to try to say, right? To carry out …
On Tuesday, LUMA Energy filed a counterclaim against the Government of Puerto Rico in response to the legal actions against it and estimated that a possible cancellation of its contract could cost the country at least $4.5 billion in damages and operational costs. The company reported that it made the decision after Judge Laura Taylor Swain returned the cases related to the contract to the local courts. In the document in place, LUMA accused the…
LUMA Energy responded to Judge Swain's decision with a counterclaim accusing the government of using its power to illegally try to fulfill a campaign promise, no matter what consequences the people of Puerto Rico will suffer, she reported in a written statement. The administration, in its determined pursuit of winning the elections, has acted in bad faith, intentional and recklessly to the total detriment of the public interest.
The LUMA Energy consortium reported on Tuesday that following Judge Laura Taylor Swain's decision to send the cases back to the local courts, she filed her claims and counterclaims to the claims filed by the government. The company accused the government of trying to fulfill a campaign promise "no matter what the consequences the people of Puerto Rico will suffer." In addition, the consortium says that the administration of Gov. Jenniffer Gonzál…
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