Legal Opinion
Benito-Hernando v. Gavilanes
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided April 6, 1994No. Civ. 90-2641 (JAF)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FUSTE, District Judge.
This ease presents an attempt by plaintiffs to circumvent the clearly-established employer immunity from suit available in this jurisdiction under the dispositions of the Puerto Rico Workmen’s Accident Compensation Act (“PRWACA”), 11 L.P.R.A. §§ 1-42, for tort actions arising from work-related accidents.
Plaintiffs, the son and relatives of decedent Manuel Oscar Benito-Santamaría, have sued, among others, the employer of decedent Benito-Santamaría, R. Gavilanes, Inc., and the corporation’s president, Mr. Rafael Gavi-lanes. The corporation is an insured…
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