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and received the above-mentioned notice. The notice of class
action summarized the underlying class action as follows:
Plaintiffs allege in their complaint that Private
Defendants, who in the course of a scheme reasonably
calculated to deceive Plaintiffs and to evade state and
federal taxes, to avoid compliance with various other
federal and Commonwealth laws and regulations, and to
relocate jobs from a state of the United States * * * to
Guayama, Puerto Rico, and who acting in concert with its
corporate officers and agents of the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, did unlawfully and without justification violate
federal Racketeering laws and intentionally interfere with
the protected rights of Plaintiffs, including the
prospective economic advantages, enjoyed by the herein
described class of former * * * employees. Plaintiffs
further allege that as a direct result of AHP's scheme to
relocate its production facilities to Guayama, Puerto Rico
to take advantage of tremendous tax savings, AHP caused
workers to lose jobs, to be downgraded in their employment
and/or to take early retirement, all of which caused
substantial economic damages to members of the plaintiff
class. Plaintiffs in this class action lawsuit seek to
recover, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly
situated workers, for the economic harm losses resulting
from AHP's relocation to Puerto Rico, and the related events
occurring thereafter. [Emphasis added.]
The notice of class action further stated:
If you want to participate in this class action lawsuit
and thereby made a claim for economic loss resulting from
AHP's alleged wrongful relocation of pharmaceutical
production jobs to Guayama, Puerto Rico, you need do
nothing. [Emphasis added.]
* * * * * * *
If you have any claims for damages arising out of AHP's
relocation of production to Guayama, Puerto Rico that [are]
not employment-related economic harms, these claims are not
included in this class action. Examples of economic harm
included in this class action are lost wages or lost salary,
lost health care and/or retirement benefits.
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