Legal Opinion
Luis Aldahonda-Rivera v. Parke Davis & Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 18, 1989No. 88-1894PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAFFREY, Senior District Judge.
We are called upon, in this appeal, to address two related issues: whether the District Court properly dismissed the plaintiff-appellant’s complaint, and whether, under Puerto Rico law, the plaintiff-appellant’s complaint is time-barred. Resolving the first issue requires discussion of the second, and we begin with a brief review of the facts.
I. Background
Julia Mendez, wife of Luis Aldahonda Rivera, the plaintiff-appellant, developed cancer and died in February 1982. At the time of her illness, Mendez worked for Parke Davis Laboratories in Fajardo, Puer-to Rico.…
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