Little did Robert J. Peragine know that his commute to law school would lead to a case that could soon become a $8.7 million class action. During his ferry rides to Connecticut, other passengers saw him studying his law books and alerted him to a gripe they had over surcharges that didn't seem to benefit passengers. After a district court ruled that the surcharges were unconstitutional, and awarded damages to an individual passenger, Peragine knew there was a potential class involving all the other passengers.
November 20, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
While Robert J. Peragine was commuting to law school, between 2003 and 2006, his first big case was coming to life, a case that could soon become a $8.7 million class action.
Peragine lived in Blue Point, on Long Island, N.Y., and took the Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Ferry as he traveled to Southern New England School of Law, in North Dartmouth, Mass. Other passengers saw him studying his law books, and alerted him to a legal gripe they had.
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