Legal Opinion
Vazquez-Vazquez v. Hospital Hermanos Melendez, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided September 30, 2021No. 3:20-cv-01387Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO MERCEDES VÁZQUEZ-VÁZQUEZ, ET. AL. Plaintiffs, CIVIL NO. 20-1387 (PAD) v. HOSPITAL HERMANOS MELÉNDEZ, ET. AL., Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Delgado-Hernández, District Judge. Plaintiffs sued Dr. Salvador Mercado along with other physicians and parties under Puerto Rico law, complaining of damages resulting from medical malpractice. Dr. Mercado claims the action against him is untimely and should be dismissed on that basis (Docket No. 48). Medical malpractice actions are subject to the one-year statute of limitations set in…
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