Vaello-Carmona v. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Leyda Jeannette Marquez-Navarro, Nichole Jeannette Vaello-Marquez, Jorge Luis Vaello-Marquez, and the Estate of Jorge L. Vaello-Carmona (collectively, “appellants”) appeal the district court’s denial of their motion to substitute themselves as plaintiffs in this case after the death of plaintiff Jorge L. Vaello-Carmo-na. 1 The district court ruled that Vaello-Carmona’s employment discrimination claims against defendant Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (“Siemens”) were not inheritable and dismissed the case for failure to state a claim.

We agree with appellants that…