Legal Opinion
Oquendo-Lorenzo v. Hospital San Antonio, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided June 12, 2017No. Civil No. 15-1413 (BJM)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BRUCE J. McGIVERIN, United States Magistrate Judge
This case presents thorny statutory construction issues relating to a Puerto Rico statute governing the extent of liability in certain medical malpractice actions. Jessica Oquendo-Lorenzo, Rolando Lopez-Montanez, and them conjugal partnership (collectively, “Oquendo”) allege medical malpractice in this diversity tort action, and seek seven-figure money damages from the Hospital San Antonio, Inc. (“Hospital” or “Hospital San Antonio”), Dr. Osvaldo Quiles-Giovannetti (“Dr. Quiles”), and their insurance carriers. Docket No. 22.…
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