Legal Opinion

Nieves v. University of Puerto Rico

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided October 18, 1993No. 92-2214PublishedCited by 115 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYR, Circuit Judge.

Marta Nieves appeals a district court order dismissing the medical malpractice action she brought in behalf of her minor son Angel Luis Hernández Nieves against Angel Gelpi, M.D., and González Recio, M.D., whom the district court found immune from suit pursuant to P.R.Laws Ann. tit. 26, § 4105. We affirm.

I

BACKGROUND

We recite the facts in the light most favorable to plaintiff. See Goldman, Antonetti, Ferraiuoli, Axtmayer & Hertell v. Medfit Int’l, Inc., 982 F.2d 686, 689 (1st Cir.1993) (summary judgment). In December 1983, Marta Nieves entered the Federico Trilla Hospital…

2Cases cited53 opinions

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