Rolon-Alvarado v. Municipality of San Juan

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal necessitates that we consider the quantum and character of proof needed under Puerto Rico law in a medical malpractice case. The lower court found plaintiffs evidence to be apterous and grounded her suit before it reached the jury. We affirm.

I

Plaintiff-appellant Sandra Rolon-Alvarado is a citizen and resident of New York. She is also a surviving daughter of Efrain Rolon-Robles, who died while undergoing treatment at a hospital operated by defendant-appellee (a municipality).

The facts leading up to Rolon-Robles’s demise are largely uncontradicted. Rolon-Robles…