Legal Opinion
Hernandez-Santiago v. Ecolab, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 7, 2005No. 04-1455PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-appellant José Hernández-San-tiago appeals from a judgment dismissing his complaint against defendant-appellee Ecolab, Inc., on the ground that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. We vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.
Hernández, a citizen of Puerto Rico, filed this diversity action in federal court against Minnesota-based Ecolab, seeking damages arising out of injuries that he sustained in a work-related accident using a cleaning product called Super Trump. Hernandez’s complaint alleged that Ecolab violated Puerto Rico’s products liability laws…
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