Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. Suzuki Motor Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 22, 2009No. 07-2662PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Orlando Rodríguez (“Rodriguez”) brought this diversity action against Suzuki Motor Corporation (“Suzuki”) alleging that a manufacturing defect in his Suzuki motorcycle caused the injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident. The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico granted Suzuki’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that the complaint was barred by the applicable one-year statute of limitations. Rodriguez appeals the dismissal on the theory that under Puerto Rico law, his previously filed complaint against other entities…
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