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Case No. 25-1594 Products Liability / Personal Injury Action

Summary of the First Amended Complaint Case No. 25-1594 (SCC), U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico Filed: December 8, 2025 Case Overview This is a products liability / personal injury action brought by a Guaynabo Municipal Police officer after her Taurus GX4 9mm pistol unintentionally discharged when […]

Case No. 25-CV-1602 Negligence, Slip and Fall

Summary of the Complaint Case No. 25-CV-1602, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, filed November 11, 2025 Key Parties Plaintiff: Maria de Lourdes Ramos, 64 years old, citizen and resident of Massachusetts Defendants (jointly and severally liable): El Laundromat de Caguas – Puerto Rico company that owns/operates […]

Case No. 25-CV-1508 Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

This is a straightforward challenge to at-will presidential firings of statutorily protected territorial officers, relying heavily on PROMESA’s text and Supreme Court rulings distinguishing territorial from federal executive structures. The case was filed with a jury demand. Summary of DN 1 – Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief Case No. […]

Case No. 25 CV 1473 Slip and Fall

Summary of the Complaint Case No. 25‑CV‑1473, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico Filed September 5, 2025 This is a personal injury / premises liability tort action brought by a Connecticut resident after she slipped and fell at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM) in San Juan, […]

Case No. 25-CV-1364 – Personal Injury / Premises Liability Negligence

Summary of the Complaint Case No. 25-CV-1364, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico Filed July 10, 2025 Nature of the Action Personal Injury / Premises Liability Negligence Plaintiff: Connecticut resident slipped and fell on a wet floor at La Concha Renaissance San Juan Resort Seeking: $795,000+ in […]

Case No. 23-CV-1345 Wrongful Death / Medical Malpractice

Summary of Second Amended Complaint Case No. 23-CV-1345 (RAM), U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico Filed: February 26, 2025 Nature of Action Wrongful Death / Medical Malpractice Brought by the surviving family of Alex O. Jimenez Ramos (42), who died after a 20+ hour stay in the […]

Case No. 24-CV-1579 Summary of the Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Summary of the Motion for Preliminary Injunction Case No. 24-CV-1579 (PAD) | Filed December 23, 2024 Plaintiff: R.M.C. Orthopedic & Surgical, Inc. (“RMC”) Defendant: Stryker/Wright Law Invoked: Puerto Rico Dealers’ Contracts Act (Law 75, 10 P.R. Laws Ann. §§ 278–278dd, § 278b-1) Core Request Preliminary Injunction: Order Stryker/Wright to continue […]

Case No. 24-CV-1579 – Breach of Agreement

Summary of DN1 – Verified Complaint Case No. 24-CV-1579, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico Filed: December 18, 2024 Key Parties Plaintiff: R.M.C. Orthopedic & Surgical, Inc. (“RMC”) Puerto Rico corporation (est. 1990) Exclusive stocking distributor of orthopedic implants/hardware/biologics in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands […]

Wrongful death, delayed blood transfusion (2022-present)

A 35-year-old woman waited more than 35 hours in HIMA Fajardo’s hospital to receive a blood transfusion. She had no previous medical conditions and arrived at the hospital conscious and alert. As precious hours went by, she became weaker and weaker until she lost consciousness and had to be intubated. […]

Medical Malpractice Stroke Victim (23CV1293)

Myrian Pagan was a healthy and active 68-year-old woman who suddenly experienced some chest pressure and went to the emergency room to get checked. She was admitted at the hospital and treated by multiple physicians including cardiologists and electrophysiologists. Mrs. Pagan later had an ill-advised and contra-indicated catheter ablation procedure […]

Newborn was injured during birth (23CV1182)

Karina Hernandez, a resilient young woman, filed a complaint on her own behalf and in representation of her 2-year-old son KMH. When Karina was 19 years old, she was subjected to an extremely long and torturous attempted labor induction in which her newborn was injured. Ultimately, the OBGYN decided to […]

Hotel guest injury (23CV1218)

Mr. Henry, a guest at a hotel in San Juan Puerto Rico, was retrieving a towel from the towel bin in the hotel pool area. To Mr. Henry’s surprise the towel bin door came off suddenly and struck him forcefully on his head. Mr. Henry’s vacation was ruined. Because of […]

Past Case Filings

BREACH OF CONTRACT

Ervin Parker v. Caribbean Traders, Inc., et. al.
Civ No. 12-1346

CLASS ACTION

Jessie Serrano, et. al. v. Inmediata Copr., et. al.
Civ. No. 19-cv-01811

LABOR

Martha Ariza Arias vs. Saint John’s School, et.al.
Civil Case No. 19-2143

David Ashe v. Distribuidora Norma, Inc., et. al.
Civ. No. 10-2236 (DRD)

MARITIME

East Towing and Salvage Inc. v. Blue Ocean 1 LLC, et. al.
Civil Case No. 2020cv

United States of America v. Ernst Jacob, et. al.
Civil Action No. 3:21-cv-1594

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Oyun Antonio Vega, et. al. v. Professional Hospital Guaynabo, Inc. et.al.
Civ. No. 20-1753

Michelle Y. Ayala Gonzalez v. Doctors Center Hospital, Inc. et.al
Civ No. 21-1446

Lorell Gonzalez, et.al. v. Hosptal Espanol Auxilio Mutuo de Puerto Rico, Inc. et.al.
Civ No. 21-1586

Ríos v. Bonilla Gonzalez
(Intra-abdominal Catastrophe/Enterotomy)
Civ. No. 15-2080

Osorio v. HIMA San Pablo, Inc.
(Liver Cirrhosis/Failure to Optimize Prior To Surgery)
Civ. No. 15-1792

Ana Marie Delgado, et. al. v. Dorado Health, Inc., et. al.
(Intestinal Obstruction)

Civ. No. 14-1735 (PG)

Marcos A. Hodgson-Gómez, et. al. v. Metro-Health, Inc., et. al.
(Malfuntioning V-P Shunt)
Civ. No. 14-1705 (FAB)

Ruth Santana Maymí v. Centro de Medicina Primaria de Vega Alta, Inc., et. al.
(Brain Aneurysm)
Civ. No. 12-1840
(Consolidated with Jonathan Félix Santana v. Hospital Hermanos Meléndez Civ. No. 14-1302)

Rey Girón-Morel v. Hospital Damas, Inc., et. al.
(Death by Aspiration of Feces/Failure to Treat Constipation)

Civ. No. 13-1442

Ana Correa-Bonilla, et. al. v. Dr. Rohel Pascual-Villaronga, et. al.
(Mesh Insert/Bladder Infection)
Civ. No. 13-1374

Almaris Alonso, et. al. v. Luz de Esperanza Home Care, Inc., et. al.
(Infected pressure sores/Osteomiolitis/Home Care Negligence)
Civ. No. 13-1163

Sonia Bermúdez, et. al. v. U.S.
(Renal Cell Carcinoma/Failure to Detect)

Civ. No. 12-2044

Miguel A. Ramírez-Ortiz, et. al. v. Corporación del Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y del Caribe, et. al.
(Heart Attack)

Civ. No. 12-2024 (FAB)

Frank G. Cátala v. Metro Santurce, Inc.
(Emergency Care/Over-coagulation)

Civ. No. 12-1923 (FAB)
(Consolidated with Ivelisse Vélez v. Dra. Ileana Rivera-Artes Civ. No. 13-1198)

Adna Ortíz-Bonilla, et. al. v. Hospital San Cristobal
(Infectious Disease)
Civ. No. 12-1567 (SEC)

Luz Miriam Torres, et. al. v. Mennonite General Hospital, Inc., et. al.
(Coronary Syndrome ACS)
Civ. No. 12-1914

Eliezer Rodríguez Cedeño v. Sur Med Medical Center, Inc. et. al.
(Aortic Dissection/Emergency Care)
Civ. No. 12-1867 (GAG)

Milagros Ruiz, et. al. v. Presbyterian Community Hospital, Inc., et. al.
(Delayed Blood Transfusion/Poor Monitoring by Nurses and Physicians/Premature ICU Discharge/Improper Restrain)
Civ. No 12-1584

Olga Hernández-Flores v. Dr. Antonio Busquets-Ferriol, et. al.
(Electric Burns in Operating Room)
Civ. No. 12-1520 (ADC)

Shalimar Rivera-Vega v. Dorado Health, Inc., et. al.
(Colostomy and Intestinal Resection)

Civ. No. 12-1184

María Pérez-Lugo v. Grupo HIMA-San Pablo, Inc., et. al.
(Severe Hypotension/Delay in Treatment)
Civ. No. 11-2162 (PG)

Luis Alberto Ildefonso, et. al. v. Integrated Emergency Medical Services & Management of Río Grande, Inc., et. al.
(Respiratory Distress)

Civ. No. 11-1711 (CCC)

Sandra González, et. al. v. Mayaguez Medical Center, et al.
(Cardiac Catheterization/Bleeding/Unattended)
Civ. No. 10-1946 (FAB)

Félix Reyes Miranda v. Mennonite General Hospital, et. al.
(Ruptured Spleen)

Civ. No. 10-1219 (JAG) (JA)

Aladino Rodríguez, et. al. v. Yauco Healthcare Corporation
(Myocardial Infraction/Thrombolytics)

Civ. No. 10-1912

Gerard Feliciano-Vázquez, et. al. v. Doctor’s Center Hospital San Juan, Inc.
(Bowel Obstruction/Premature Hospital Discharge/Death)

Civ. No 10-1765

José Santana-Nieves, et. al. v. U.S.
(Chest Pain/Kidney Failure/Death)

Civ. No. 08-1506

PERSONAL INJURY

Li-Shu Wang, et. al. v. Liz Sullivan, et. al.
Civ. No. 22-1344

Laura J. Kobayashi v. Navona Inc., et. al.
Civ. No. 20-cv-1169

Joaquin Polanco v. Ecoaction Tours Inc., et. al.
Civ. No. 22-1333

Eric Hughes, et. al. v. Universal Insurance Company, et. al.
Civ. No. 21-1460

Elvia G. Ocasio Rivera v. Doctors Center Hospital Inc., et. al.
Civ. No. 19-1556

Carmen Caballero v. Carribean Medical Center-CDT, et. al.
Civ. No. 19-2158

Alice Garcia, et. al. v. Hospital Episcopal San Lucas, Inc., et. al.
Civ. No. 18-2022

Anthony Ruenes, et. al. v. Hospital Episcopal San Lucas, Inc., et. al.
Civ. No. 19-2052

Jose J. Torres Arroya, et. al. v. Ryder Memorial Hospital, Inc., et. al.
Civ. No. 20-1289

Jose Angel Toro, et. al. v. Ambassador Veterans Services of Puerto Rico, LLC., et. al.
Civ.No. 21-1416

Francisco Pagan Hermina, et. al. v. Hospital Doctor Susoni, Incorporado, et. al.
Civ. No. 20-1761

Castillo v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
(Jet Bridge Fall/Fracture)
Civ. No. 15-1792

Torres Ramírez v. Hacienda Madrigal, Inc.
(Fall in from Horse/Equestrian Activities)
Civ. No. 15-1629

Román-Elliot, et al. v. Triple-S Propiedad, Inc.
(Motor Vehicle Accident)
Civ. No. 15-2118

Smith v. Condado Duo La Concha SPV, LLC
(Elevator Trip & Fall)
Civ. No. 15-1504

Lourdes Pérez v. Hostería del Mar, Inc.
(Fall in Hotel Stairs/Slippery Surface)

Civ. No. 14-1858

Natalie Silverman v. Hilton Worldwide International Puerto Rico, LLC, et. al.
(Slip and Fall in Hotel Bathtub)

Civ. No. 14-1885 (GAG)

Anastasia Cason v. Miguel E. Hernández-Robles, et. al.
(Boating Accident)

Civ. No. 14-1842 (GAG)

Carmen Rivas v. JetBlue Airways Corp. et. al.
(Fall on Jet Bridge)

Civ. No. 14-1617 (CCC)

Urbana Parrilla v. ACE Insurance Company, et. al.
(Slip and Fall in Parking Lot/Hand Fracture/Prolonged Casting/CRPS)
Civ. No. 13-1959 (JAF)

Dorothy Moore-Thomas v. Hilton Resorts Corporation, et. al.
(Fall in Hotel Premises)

Civ. No. 13-1958

Julie Yasaki, et. al. v. ACE Insurance Company, et. al.
(Slip and Fall in Drainage in Hotel Green Areas)
Civ. No. 13-1946

Nancy A. Williams v. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., et. al.
(Fall in Restaurant)
Civ. No. 13-1159

Samantha Colclough, et. al. v. John Mushnik, et. al.
(Fall in Vacation Rental)
Civ. No. 13-1126 (JAF)

James Weidner, et. al. v. Yolanda Tebrosa-Nedina
(Private Home/Sliding Glass Door)
Civ. No. 12-1940

Nabil Battihka, et. al. v. Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples de Puerto Rico, et al.
(Severed FIngers with Defective Murphy Bed/Vacation Rental)
Civ. No. 11-1439 (DRD)

Zvi Livnat, et. al. v. Ramey Resort, Inc. et. al.
(Auto Accident/Personal Injury/Trauma)
Civ. No. 11-1130 (FAB)

Diamantina Rosario-Sostre v. Vega Baja, et. al.
(Slip and Fall on Stairs on Municipal Property)
Civ. No. 10-2099 (GAG)

 

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