Legal Opinion
In Re Dupont-Benlate Litigation
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided February 7, 1995No. 92-2363 (JAF)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION AND ORDER
FUSTE, District Judge.
We address DuPont’s motions to dismiss plaintiffs’ claims in negligence, strict liability, and breach of implied warranty against hidden defects. See Docket Document Nos. 240, 251, 257, 264, and 266. Having carefully studied plaintiffs’ motion in opposition and the relevant decisions by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, we deny defendant’s motions. The trial will proceed under the negligence and strict liability counts. 1
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Facts
Plaintiffs, individual members of the horticultural industry of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, have brought this…
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