United States First Circuit

Puerto Rico's one year statute of limitations for tort actions, 31 P.R. Laws Ann. 5298, covers medical malpractice, and the extra-judicial claims in the instant case did not toll the statute to the date of filing the complaint.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/15/2001
• Published 02/15/2001

Judges

• COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mayra Vazquez-Morales for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mirta E. Rodriguez-Mora for appellees Dr. Edwin Bossolo-Lopez;  Irma Rivera-de-Bossolo;  Conyugal Partnership, Bossolo-Rivera;  Sindicato de Aseguaradores de ImpericiaMedico Hospitalaria., Roberto Marques-Sanchez for appellee Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital.