Legal Opinion
Villeneuve v. Avon Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 19, 2019No. 17-1491PPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity case-governed by Puerto Rico law, as the parties agree (Puerto Rico is a "state" for diversity-jurisdiction purposes thanks to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (e) )-María Villeneuve contests the district judge's orders jettisoning her discrimination claims against her former employer, Avon Products, Inc. (just "Avon" from now on). Detecting no reversible error, we affirm.
HOW THE CASE GOT HERE
Because the judge kicked out Villeneuve's claims on Avon's motions to dismiss and for summary judgment (the judge should have treated the first motion as a motion for judgment…
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