Legal Opinion
Vernet v. Serrano-Torres
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 21, 2009No. 07-2699PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This action arises from a car accident that occurred after a Christmas party held by defendant-appellee ICN Pharmaceuticals (“ICN”) for its employees. The party was held at Palmas del Mar resort complex (“Blue Water Palmas”). José Serrano Torres (“Serrano”), an employee of ICN, allegedly left the party legally drunk and crashed into plaintiff-appellant Ruth Vernet’s vehicle in a residential area in Palmas del Mar. Plaintiff-appellants 1 (“plaintiffs”) claim that under Articles 1802 and 1803 of the Civil Code of Puerto Rico, ICN is liable for the physical and economic…
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