Legal Opinion
Garcia-Rubiera v. Fortuno
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 16, 2013No. 12-2002PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
As this court has detailed in prior opinions, Puerto Rico law has operated since 1995 in a manner that effectively causes hundreds of thousands of motor vehicle owners to pay twice for liability insurance, once through a Commonwealth-run plan, and once in the private market. García-Rubiera v. Calderon (“García-Rubiera 7”), 570 F.3d 443 (1st Cir.2009); Garcicir-Rubiera v. Fortuo (“García-Rubiera II ”), 665 F.3d 261 (1st Cir.2011). Under this more-or-less duplicate premium regime, Commonwealth law declared motor vehicle owners to be entitled to a refund of the excess…
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