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TORRES VARGAS v. SANTIAGO CUMMINGS

No. 97-2389.

149 F.3d 29 (1998)

Ines TORRES VARGAS, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Dr. Manuel SANTIAGO CUMMINGS, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 10, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raul S. Mariani Franco, with whom Harry Anduze Montaño was on brief, for appellants.

José Hector Vivas, with whom Rita M. Velez Gonzalez and Vivas & Vivas were on brief, for appellees.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.

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...

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