United States First Circuit

In an action against a former employer for termination of employment in violation of Puerto Rico statutes, summary judgment for employer is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's allegations of employer's violation of Puerto Rico's Act No. 115, prohibiting retaliation against certain defined whistleblowers, stretched the statutory language beyond any fair reading; 2) based on undisputed facts, plaintiff could not make out a factually supportable negligence claim under Article 1802, P.R. Laws Ann. Tit. 31, section 5141.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/30/2008
• Published 04/30/2008

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH, Circuit Judge, and KEENAN, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Juan M. Frontera-Suau, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edwin J. Seda-Fernandez with whom Patricia R. Limeres-Vargas and Adsuar Muñiz Goyco Seda & Pérez-Ochoa, P.S.C. were on brief for appellee.