Legal Opinion
Iravedra v. Public Building Authority
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 8, 2002No. CIVIL NO. 01-1581 (DRD)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
DOMINGUEZ, District Judge.
Defendant, the Commonwealth of Puer-to Rico has moved to dismiss this action on the ground that it has never been Plaintiffs legal employer. (Docket No. 12). Thus, the Commonwealth claims there is no legal basis to find it liable for discriminating against Plaintiff. Instead, it alleges that Plaintiffs exclusive, legal employer was the Public Building Authority (PBA), a public corporation created by law. The threshold issue before the Court is, thus, whether a public corporation such as the PBA has sufficient legal identity and distinction, vis-a-vis…
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