Sunshine Mall Sues WAPA Over Disputed Billing Tied to Settled Claims

“WAPA has an established history of massively overbilling Sunshine for electricity charges,” states a lawsuit filed on Tuesday against the Water and Power Authority. Sunshine Shopping Center Inc., which does business in the territory as Mall of St. Croix but known widely as Sunshine Mall, accuses WAPA of improper billing. The company claims that WAPA is attempting to bill them for amounts that were part of previous legal disputes which have been already settled and discharged. This week's lawsuit refers to a 2010 complaint against WAPA brought by Sunshine, which resulted in a confidential settlement eight years later. Along with the settlement came a “stipulated Order dismissing all claims between Sunshine and WAPA with prejudice on August 10, 2018.” The first lawsuit, settlement, and dismissal order allegedly did not stop WAPA, as the utility reportedly continued attempting to “improperly bill Sunshine for certain alleged historical arrearages barred by the settlement and dismissal...