Legal Opinion
Garcia-Rubiera v. Fortuño
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided July 5, 2012No. Civil No. 02-1179 (GAG)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER RE: INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
GUSTAVO A. GELPÍ, District Judge.
On January 9, 2012, this court declared that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s motor vehicle insurance premium reimbursement scheme, as embodied in Law 230 of September 11, 2002 and its companion amendments and regulations (“Law 230”), violates the notice requirements of the Due Process Clause. The plaintiff class — all motor vehicle owners in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico who during the years 1997 to 2007 have paid the compulsory motor vehicle insurance premiums and have also acquired traditional insurance and have not been…
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