Legal Opinion
71 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 1398, 35 fed.r.serv.3d 395 Miguel Angel Ayala-Gerena v. Bristol Myers-Squibb Company, D/B/A Bristol Myers-Squibb
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 5, 1996No. 95-1867PublishedCited by 407 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs-Appellants, former employees of Squibb Manufacturing, Inc. (“SMI”), their wives, and their conjugal partnerships, brought action below seeking damages arising from the termination of their employment. They brought alleged violation of their civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 due to their dismissal due to their national origin and/or race as Puerto Ricans; violation of their right to privacy under § 8 of Article II of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; defamation under 32 L.P.R.A. § 3141-3149; and for breach of contract. 1 The United States…
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