Legal Opinion
Garcia-Rubiera v. Fortuno
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 5, 2011No. 10-2507PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
At stake in this case are the due process rights of privately-insured motor vehicle owners in Puerto Rico to over $100 million in insurance payments, which have been collected by the Commonwealth, and are owed back as reimbursement to these vehicle owners, but which have not been repaid and have been used instead for the Commonwealth’s general budget.
Puerto Rico law requires all motor vehicle owners to pay for compulsory, state-issued automobile insurance when they purchase or renew their vehicle registrations, even if they have obtained equivalent private insurance, with…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
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