Legal Opinion
Garcia v. American Airlines
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided February 22, 1993No. Civ. 92-1097 HLPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
This case is before the court on defendant American Airlines’ Motion for Summary Judgment. 1 The facts in this ease are relatively simple and essentially undisputed. Plaintiff Sandor Garcia, (“Garcia”) is a flight attendant with American Airlines. On January 25, 1991, during a flight from San Juan to Newark, New Jersey, Garcia injured his back while trying to move a beverage cart which had become wedged in the aisle of the cabin due to an allegedly defective wheel. Plaintiff was diagnosed with a moderate size L5-S1 disc rupture and a slight disc bulge…
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