Legal Opinion
Rivera-Cartagena v. Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided April 27, 2011No. Civil 09-1787 (FAB)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER 1
BESOSA, District Judge.
Defendants have filed a motion for summary judgment. (Docket No. 109.) Having considered the arguments contained in defendants’ motion, plaintiffs’ opposition, defendants’ reply, and plaintiffs surreply, (Docket Nos. 120, 144 & 167), the Court GRANTS the motion for summary judgment.
DISCUSSION
I. BACKGROUND
A. Procedural Background
On February 8, 2010, plaintiffs Jose Luis Rivera-Cartagena (“Rivera”), his wife Ivanesa Velez (“Velez”) and their conjugal partnership, filed a second amended complaint (“complaint”) against Wal-Mart Puerto Rico Inc. (“Wal-Mart”)…
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