Legal Opinion
Trailer Marine Transport Corp. v. Rivera Vazquez
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided October 25, 1990No. Civ. No. 90-1374 (JP)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PIERAS, District Judge.
The Court has before it defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and based upon the Burford abstention doctrine. Plaintiff is a corporation engaged in the transportation of goods by sea. The plaintiff challenges the constitutionality of Puerto Rico Law 26 (amendment to 9 L.P.R.A. § 2064 (1976)), which provides for the assessment by the Automobile Accident Compensation Administration (AACA), of a special premium upon van trailer vehicles engaged in maritime…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Hathorn v. LovornSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Pandis v. Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Technologies Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1977
- Douglas v. American Cyanamid Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1979
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Trailer Marine Transport Corp. v. Carmen M. Rivera Vazquez, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Trailer Marine Transport Corporation v. Carmen M. Rivera-Vazquez, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Trailer Marine Transport Corp. v. Rivera VazquezDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1991