SANTOS-RODRÍGUEZ v. SEASTAR SOLUTIONS

No. 15-2171.

858 F.3d 695 (2017)

Bernardino SANTOS-RODRÍGUEZ, G.S.G.; F.A.S.G.; Gregory Santos; Milagros López, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. SEASTAR SOLUTIONS, f/k/a/ Teleflex Canada Ltd., Defendant, Appellee, Raúl Viera-Torres; Marcelo Colón-Torres; Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples de Puerto Rico; Unknown Engines Manufacturer Corp.; Unknown Controls Manufacturer Corp.; Unknown Distributor Corp.; John Doe; Richard Roe; Insurance Companies X, Y and Z; Sea Fox Boat Company, Inc.; Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 8, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos A. Del Valle-Cruz , Mayaguez, PR, with whom Humberto Guzmán-Rodríguez and Guzmán & Rodríguez were on brief, for appellants.

Salvador J. Antonetti-Stutts , with whom Aura Montes-Rodríguez , Christian Echavarri-Junco , San Juan, PR, Nayuan Zouairabani , Hato Rey, PR, and O'Neill & Borges LLC were on brief, for appellee.

Before Torruella, Thompson, and Barron, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiff Bernardino Santos-Rodríguez ("Santos") was injured in a boating accident when a corroded rod end that was part of the boat's steering mechanism failed. Santos and several relatives sued Defendant Seastar Solutions ("Seastar"), the manufacturer of the boat's steering mechanism, alleging a design defect and...

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