Caribbean Petroleum Corporation slapped with third suit
The Caribbean Petroleum Corporation is facing a third class-action lawsuit, in which plaintiffs are seeking a minimum US$5 million, almost two months after a fire at one of the company’s fuel depots.
The group of 1,000 new plaintiffs and 23 new defendants are seeking the money for damages to homes and environmental contamination.
They have accused the in Puerto Rico oil company of, among other things, not training employees properly and failing to ensure that equipment was working correctly.
Attorney Eric Quetglas and other lawyers are asking the court to consolidate this latest case and the two previously filed into a single case.
A broken fuel gauge has been blamed for the fire that occurred on October 23rd.
The blaze damaged 21 of the depot’s 40 tanks and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people.
