A federal judge delayed a ruling on the approval of a $52.25 million class-action antitrust settlement by U.S.-Puerto Rico carriers until he decides on a payment plan for plaintiffs’ lawyers in the case.
U.S. District Court Judge Daniel R. Dominguez of San Juan gave plaintiffs’ attorneys until Jan. 8 to file revised proposals for fees for representing shippers in a class-action lawsuit over price-fixing by Horizon Lines, Sea Star Line and Crowley Maritime between 2002 and 2008.