Legal Opinion
Velazquez v. Abbott Laboratories
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided October 30, 2012No. Civil No. 11-1131 (FAB)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BESOSA, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Kizzy Morales-Vazquez1 (“Morales”) and Fernando Guzman-Merly (“Guzman”) bring this diversity action on their own behalf and on behalf of their minor child F.J.G.M. against Abbott Laboratories, Inc. (“Abbott” or “defendant”) for strict product liability and negligence. (Docket No. 1.)
Pending before the Court is the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 56), recommending that defendant Abbott’s motion for summary judgment (Docket Nos. 44, 45 and 46.), be GRANTED.
I. Background
A. Procedural History
On February 4, 2011,…
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