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Eric and Charles were visiting Puerto Rico and fully stopped at a traffic light when their car was hit from behind by a truck. While liability was not difficult to prove, this case had a twist.  The insurance company for the trucking company had gone bankrupt under a particular provision of Puerto Rico law.  When […]

Elenis, Tainary and Jean Pierre (the “tourists”) were driving down the road in their rental car while on vacation in Puerto Rico.  A car approaching from the other direction crossed the median line, in violation of traffic laws, and struck the tourists car causing serious personal injury to all three. Puerto Rico is one of

Patient after having his leg amputated at defendant hospital is discharged home by treating physicians in a delicate state, in need of daily local care and close medical follow up. Without a proper discharge plan or home care, patient is evicted from hospital and left to fend for himself at home. Despite the attempts to

In 2019 family members sue hospital and treating physicians for the death of their beloved family head, in federal and state courts. The complaint describes that the death was caused by the failure to adequately treat the patient for pancreatitis and the blood clots that patient developed while hospitalized/bedridden for weeks. Patient was not treated

In 2021 family members sue hospital and doctors in federal and state courts for damages when their loved one died due to an unrecognized and untreated acute myocardial infarction (heart attack). Treating doctors failed to promptly test, diagnose and treat the patient despite elevated cardiac enzymes and other obvious clinical signs and symptoms.  Inadequate nursing

Indiano & Williams, P.S.C. files suit in federal court on behalf of exclusive sales agent to recover commissions, value of business and injunctive relief for breach of Sales Representation Contract.  Sales agent had started and developed a business in P.R. supplying supermarkets of product. Sales representative visited customers, obtained orders, sent orders to principal, collected

We served as local counsel in a case against the largest bank in Puerto Rico alleging excess fees charged by the bank to the class we represented.   After extensive electronic discovery and motion practice, the case was mediated and resolved. The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico approved the mediated settlement

We served as local counsel in this case involving a breach of privacy by a medical provider resulting in the release of medical information.  Our client sued on her own behalf and for those similarly situated.  After discovery and a series of motion, this case was settled by mediation. The Federal Court in Puerto Rico

This case involved a dispute between an owner of luxury properties and a property manager.  We represented the owner of the properties.  There were multiple claims of breach of contract involving highly complex aspects of contract law, an alleged right to purchase these properties, “bad faith” possession and many aspects of the Puerto Rico Civil

A young couple was expecting their first child and chose an obstetrician to take care of their prenatal care in 2021. Unfortunately, in December of 2021, the expecting mother was admitted to Auxilio Mutuo’s due to labor contractions at about 34-36 weeks of gestation. A sonogram was performed, and they could not detect the baby’s