Rafaela Trinidad-Delgado v. Sk & F Lab Company

SKINNER, Senior District Judge.

This appeal is from a summary judgment of dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The plaintiffs brought an action in the District Court of the District of Puerto Rico to recover damages from the defendants for injuries to the plaintiff Rafaela Trinidad Delgado resulting from exposure to cimeti-dine hydrochloride, a toxic substance used in the manufacture of Tagamet. Tagamet was manufactured by the plaintiffs employer. The other plaintiffs are Mrs. Trinidad’s husband and son. The original defendants were “SK & F Lab Co., Smith Kline and French— U.S.,…