Legal Opinion
Gautier-Figueroa v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Puerto Rico, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided February 29, 2012No. Civil No. 11-1155(SEC)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SALVADOR E. CASELLAS, Senior District Judge.
Before the Court is plaintiff Maria Gautier-Figueroa’s (“Gautier”) motion to remand to state court (Docket # 72). Because the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 88 Stat. 829, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. is inapplicable, and there being no other federal question here, Puerto Rico contractual law controls. Gautier’s motion, therefore, is GRANTED. Consequently, to the extent that the Opinion and Order of June 20, 2011 in Gautier-Figueroa v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Puerto Rico, Inc., 792 F.Supp.2d 240…
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