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BENITO-HERNANDO v. GAVILANES

Civ. No. 90-2641 (JAF).

849 F.Supp. 136 (1994)

Manuel BENITO-HERNANDO; Maria Concepcion Santamaría-Ibañez; Jose Ramon Benito-Santamaría; Maria Concepcion; Olga Benito-Santamaría; Jorge Luis Benito-Santamaría, and Fernando Benito-Santamaría, Plaintiffs, v. Rafael GAVILANES; R. Gavilanes, Inc.; Bienvenido Aristud, d/b/a Borinquen Fastening Systems; Acha Trading Co., Inc.; A Corporation; B Corporation; Insurance Co. of Florida; X, Y, Z, K, L & M Insurance Companies, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

April 6, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hector Cuebas-Tañon, Vicente & Cuebas, San Juan, PR, for plaintiffs.

Rebeca F. Rojas, Lasa Escalera & Reichard, San Juan, PR, for defendants.

OPINION AND ORDER

FUSTE, District Judge.

This case presents an attempt by plaintiffs to circumvent the clearly-established employer immunity from suit available in this jurisdiction under the dispositions of the Puerto Rico Workmen's Accident Compensation Act ("PRWACA"), 11 L.P.R.A. §§ 1-42, for tort actions arising from work-related accidents.

Plaintiffs, the son and relatives of decedent Manuel Oscar Benito-Santamaría, have...

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