Legal Opinion
Rivera Rodríguez v. First Bank Puerto Rico
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided February 8, 2002No. CIV. 98-1387(DRD)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
DOMINGUEZ, District Judge.
There are various Summary Judgment motions pending, filed by First Bank of Puerto Rico and other Co-Defendants, as well as the respective oppositions thereto. 1 For the reasons stated below, Defendants’ motion for summary judgment (Docket No. 78), as well as the other Co-Defendants’ motions, are DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
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FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs have sued for damages in diversity jurisdiction claiming Defendants defamed them by stating they were “involved and/or worked in the narco-traffic and/or money laundering business when it was not true.”…
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3Cited by1 opinion
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