Legal Opinion
Ruiz Rodriguez v. Litton Industries Leasing Corp.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 14, 1977No. Civ. 446-70, 569-71, 808-71, 71-72, 192-72, 619-72 and 615-67PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
TORRUELLA, District Judge.
These cases have been consolidated for purposes of considering Defendants’ Motions for Summary Judgment which raise one issue: whether an employee covered by the Puerto Rico State Insurance Fund can invoke Puerto Rico’s Direct Action Statute, 26 L.P.R.A. 2001 et seq., against an insurer of a State Insurance Fund — insured employer.
Defendants aver that an insurance company can not be found liable for damages suffered by an employee unless a valid cause of action exists against the insureds, and that Puerto Rico’s Direct Action Statute, 26 L.P.R.A.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Guzman v. PichiriloSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Parfait v. Jahncke Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. v. Charles Ferran & Company, Inc., Charles Ferran & Company, Inc. v. Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Olympic Towing Corporation v. Nebel Towing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Anibal Ruiz Rodriguez v. Litton Industries Leasing Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Alvarado Morales v. Digital Equipment Corp.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1987
- Morales v. Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1979
- Diaz v. Becton Dickinson & Co., S.A.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1985