Legal Opinion
Mercedes Santiago-Hodge v. Parke Davis & Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 14, 1988No. 86-2135, 87-1461PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal follows a jury trial in which plaintiffs prevailed against the parent company of their employer and two officers on claims predicated on negligent failure to provide a safe workplace. Appellants raise five issues: namely, whether the parent corporation is a “statutory employer” under Puerto Rico law and therefore immune from liability, whether the officers of the employer corporation are immune from liability under Puerto Rico law, whether the court erred in not polling the jury after a conversation between several jurors and an expert witness, whether the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Pedro Cardona Muniz v. National Can CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Stoddard v. Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 1981
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3Cited by12 opinions
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