Garcia-Navarro v. Hogar La Bella Union, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO JACQUELINE GARCÍA-NAVARRO, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 3:17-cv-01271-JAW ) HOGAR LA BELLA UNIÓN, INC., ) et al. ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER ON PENDING MOTIONS In this wrongful death action arising under Puerto Rico law, the Plaintiff seeks to recover damages against the tortfeasor’s insurer. The tortfeasor entered into a settlement agreement with the defendant in late-October 2019. In that agreement, the tortfeasor (1) accepted all liability alleged in the Plaintiff’s complaint, (2) waived apportionment of liability, and (3) assigned its…