Legal Opinion
Marcano-Rivera v. Pueblo International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 25, 2000No. 99-1702, 99-1703PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
Marie Marcano-Rivera and her husband, Osvaldo Román-Sánchez, filed this suit against Marcano’s former employer, Pueblo International, Inc., on September 2,1997. The complaint alleges that Pueblo discriminated against Marcano because of her physical disability in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., as well as its Puerto Rico counterpart, Law 44 of July 2, 1995, as amended, 1 L.P.R.A. §§ 501 et seq. The complaint also contains a claim for damages pursuant to Article 1802 of the Puerto Rico Civil Code, 31 L.P.R.A. § 5141,…
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