Admitted: 1971, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Boston College, J.D.
College: Boston College, B.S., 1968
Member: Federal and American Bar Associations.
Biography: Member: Puerto Rico Board of Bar Examiners, 1980-1981, U.S. District Court Local Rules Committee, Puerto Rico, 1982-1992; Executive Committee, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee for the District of Puerto Rico, 1991-1993; Puerto Rico Ethics Committee, 1981.
Born: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, October 8, 1946
Languages: English and Spanish
Cases: Bado-Santana v. Ford Motor Company, 482 F.Supp. 2d 197 (D.P.R. 2007); Abbott Labs. v. Cipher Pharms., Ltd., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7266 (2005); Estate of Castro Martinez v. Philip Morris, Inc., 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7212 (2004); Vargas Rosas v. Philip Morris Inc., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15520 (2003); Punsoda-Diaz v. Ford Motor Co., 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 490 (1st Cir. 2007); Coastland Construction. v. P.R., 221 F. Supp. 2d 242 (2002); Fremaint v. Ford Motor Co., 258 F. Supp. 2d 24 (2003); Malave-Felix v. Volvo Car Corp., 946 F.2d 967 (1st Cir. 1991); United States v. Alcon Labs, 745 F.2d 105 (1st Cir. 1984); Rosado-Serrano v. E.J. DuPont, 797 F.Supp. 98 (D.P.R. 1992); Pierluisi v. E.R. Squibb, 440 F.Supp. 691 (1977); Escude-Cruz v. Ortho Pharmaceutical, 619 F.2d 902 (1st Cir. 1980); De La Rosa v. Philip Morris, 975 F.Supp. 161 1997); U.S. v. Articles of Drug, 745 F.2d 105 (1st Cir. 1984); UpJohn Co. v. Mosa Pharmaceutical Corp., 899 F.Supp. 46 (1995); Barreras-Ruiz v. American Tobacco Co., 964 F.Supp. 613 (D.P.R. 1997); Euromotion v. BMW, N.A., 136 F.3d 866 (1st Cir. 1998).