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Diaz v. Becton Dickinson & Co., S.A.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided January 21, 1985No. Civ. No. 78-2327 HLPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
This matter is before us on motions for summary judgment filed by defendants, requesting dismissal of the complaint on the grounds that this Court lacks in personam jurisdiction over them.
Plaintiffs allege in their amended complaint filed on May 28, 1980, that they have suffered physical and mental damages due to mercury intoxication resulting from the negligence of all defendants in the operation of a thermometer manufacturing plant at Juncos, Puerto Rico. Defendants Becton Dickinson & Co. of New Jersey (BD) is the parent company of Becton Dickinson…
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- Rose Chlebda, Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph Chlebda v. H. E. Fortna and Brother, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Roberto Ayuso Mangual v. General Battery CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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