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TORRES v. PUERTO RICO TOURISM CO.

No. 98-1908.

175 F.3d 1 (1999)

Russell A. TORRES and Ida Claudio, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. PUERTO RICO TOURISM COMPANY, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 6, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose R. Perez-Hernandez for appellant.

Erick Morales for appellees.

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

COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

This lawsuit involves claims brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213, and several Puerto Rico statutes. The defendant-appellant, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company ("the Tourism Company"), claims that the district court erred in refusing to dismiss the case in light of the Eleventh Amendment, which protects states from suit in federal court. We conclude that, in the face of an explicit...

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