Legal Opinion
Riofrio Anda v. Ralston Purina Co.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 15, 1991No. Civ. 89-645 HLPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
In this diversity action plaintiffs sued for breach of an employment contract. A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs for $16,250 as salary due 1 and $48,750 for relocation expenses. Defendants argue that the relocation award is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 88 Stat. 829, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., rather than Puerto Rico contracts law and alternatively, that under Puerto Rico law, the jury award is not supported by the evidence. Defendants move for a judgment notwithstanding the…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Paul S. Dopp v. Jay Pritzker, Paul S. Dopp v. Jay PritzkerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Luis Riofrio Anda v. Ralston Purina, Co., Luis Riofrio Anda v. Ralston Purina, Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- United States ex rel. Evergreen Pipeline Construction Co. v. Merritt Meridian Construction Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- 41 cont.cas.fed. (Cch) P 76,981, 45 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 745 United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Evergreen Pipeline Construction Co., Inc., Evergreen Pipeline Construction Co., Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Merritt Meridian Construction Corp. And General Insurance Company of America, Defendants-Appellees/cross-Appellants. Merritt Meridian Construction Corp., Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Transamerica Premier Insurance Company, Inc., Third Party Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Pan American Grain Manufacturing Co. v. Puerto Rico Ports AuthorityDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2000
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