Legal Opinion
Ines Torres Vargas v. Dr. Manuel Santiago Cummings
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 10, 1998No. 97-2389PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants Ines Torres Vargas, Evelyn Torres Vargas, and Raul Torres Vargas are the adult children of Raul Torres Arroyo. After their father died, they brought suit for medical malpractice against Dr. Manuel Santiago Cummings (Santiago). The district court granted summary judgment for Santiago on the ground that he was an employee of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and, as such, was entitled to immunity under Puerto Rico law. The plaintiffs now seek to set aside that decision, claiming that Santiago was an independent contractor (not covered by the immunity…
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