all - Opinion Summaries

Cabrera v. E. Rojas Properties

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a tort action alleging premises liability, Appeals Court affirms reduction of award by trial court holding that the reduction of recovery of past...

Siemens Med. Solutions, Inc. v. Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
In a patent infringement action involving PET scanners, denial of defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law is affirmed where there is an...

Centocor Ortho Biotech, Inc. v. Abbot Lab.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement suit involving pharmaceutical antibodies used to treat arthritis, grant of judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendant...

PR Telephone Co. v. Rivera

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an action concerning whether Puerto Rico Act No. 234 is preempted by ERISA, denial of intervention is remanded for further consideration and...

Bonfigli v. Strachan

Evidence, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Elder Law
Appeal from an amended judgment upon a special verdict in favor of defendants is reversed where trial court erred in its pretrial ruling on the...

Rodriguez-Diaz v. Seguros Triple-S, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a tort action alleging medical malpractice under Article 1802 of the Puerto Rico Civil Code, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed...

Fleischer v. A.V.E.L.A, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademark
In an action alleging copyright violation of the Betty Boop cartoon character, the district court's grant of summary judgment dismissing the complaint...

Hess v. Cohen and Slamowitz, LLP

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
In an action seeking damages under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act's (FDCPA) civil liability provisions, 15 USC section 1692k, the district...

Williamson v. Mazda Motor of Am., Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
The 1989 version of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 does not preempt state tort suits claiming that manufacturers should have installed...

Mundy v. Pro-Thro Enterprises

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection Law, Landlord Tenant Law
In a Disabled Person Act (DPA) claim alleging that defendant failed to provide plaintiff full and equal access to its business location, the trial...