District Court, D. Puerto Rico
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Most-cited decisions
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Alamo Rodriguez v. Pfizer Pharms., Inc., 286 F. Supp. 2d 144 (D.P.R. 2003)cited by 159
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Sylva v. Culebra Dive Shop, 389 F. Supp. 2d 189 (D.P.R. 2005)cited by 103
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Hernández-Mejías v. Gen. Elec., 428 F. Supp. 2d 4 (D.P.R. 2005)cited by 98
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Dominguez v. Eli Lilly, 958 F. Supp. 721 (D.P.R. 1997)cited by 95
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Nogueras-Cartagena v. United States, 172 F. Supp. 2d 296 (D.P.R. 2001)cited by 79
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Standard Quimica De Venezuela v. Cent. Hispano Int'l, Inc., 189 F.R.D. 202 (D.P.R. 1999)cited by 72
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Lopez v. Chater, 8 F. Supp. 2d 152 (D.P.R. 1998)cited by 68
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Frito-Lay of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Cañas, 92 F.R.D. 384 (D.P.R. 1981)cited by 67
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United States v. Morales-Castro, 947 F. Supp. 2d 166 (D.P.R. 2013)cited by 67
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Flamand v. Am. Int'l Group, Inc., 876 F. Supp. 356 (D.P.R. 1994)cited by 64
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Villanueva-Mendez v. Nieves Vazquez, 360 F. Supp. 2d 320 (D.P.R. 2005)cited by 63
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López Vargas v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 518 F. Supp. 2d 333 (D.P.R. 2007)cited by 60
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Tavarez v. Champion Prods., Inc., 903 F. Supp. 268 (D.P.R. 1995)cited by 59
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Sea-Land Serv., Inc. v. Sea-Land of Puerto Rico, Inc., 636 F. Supp. 750 (D.P.R. 1986)cited by 58
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Alicea-Rivera v. Sindicato De Aseguradores Para La Suscripcion Conjunta De Seguro De Responsabilidad Medico-Hospitalaria, 12 F. Supp. 2d 243 (D.P.R. 1998)cited by 58
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Nieto-Vicenty v. Valledor, 984 F. Supp. 2d 17 (D.P.R. 2013)cited by 54
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Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Bird, 516 F. Supp. 647 (D.P.R. 1981)cited by 53
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United States v. Kalish, 271 F. Supp. 968 (D.P.R. 1967)cited by 50
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Hopgood v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, 839 F. Supp. 98 (D.P.R. 1993)cited by 50
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Hernandez v. Wangen, 938 F. Supp. 1052 (D.P.R. 1996)cited by 49
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Mitsui & Co. v. Puerto Rico Water Res. Auth., 93 F.R.D. 62 (D.P.R. 1981)cited by 47
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Torres v. Bella Vista Hosp., Inc., 523 F. Supp. 2d 123 (D.P.R. 2007)cited by 47
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Malave-Torres v. Cusido, 919 F. Supp. 2d 198 (D.P.R. 2013)cited by 45
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United States v. Pagan, 286 F. Supp. 2d 231 (D.P.R. 2003)cited by 45
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United States v. Valentine, 288 F. Supp. 957 (D.P.R. 1968)cited by 43
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Feliciano v. Barcelo, 497 F. Supp. 14 (D.P.R. 1979)cited by 42
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Sifre v. Dep't of Health, 38 F. Supp. 2d 91 (D.P.R. 1999)cited by 42
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Torres v. KMart Corp., 233 F. Supp. 2d 273 (D.P.R. 2002)cited by 41
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Perez v. Mass. Gen. Hosp., 193 F.R.D. 43 (D.P.R. 2000)cited by 41
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Reyes v. Banco Santander De P.R., N.A., 583 F. Supp. 1444 (D.P.R. 1984)cited by 39
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Medina v. Adecco, 561 F. Supp. 2d 162 (D.P.R. 2008)cited by 39
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Vizcarrondo v. Bd. of Trs. of the Univ. of Puerto Rico, 139 F. Supp. 2d 198 (D.P.R. 2001)cited by 37
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Rivera De Leon v. Maxon Eng'g Servs., Inc., 283 F. Supp. 2d 550 (D.P.R. 2003)cited by 37
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Marrero-Rivera v. Dep't of Justice, 800 F. Supp. 1024 (D.P.R. 1992)cited by 37
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Schneider v. Colegio De Abogados De Puerto Rico, 546 F. Supp. 1251 (D.P.R. 1982)cited by 36
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Matos Ortiz v. Com. of Puerto Rico, 103 F. Supp. 2d 59 (D.P.R. 2000)cited by 36
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Ass'n of Relatives & Friends of Aids Patients v. Regulations & Permits Admin. or Administracion De Reglamentos Y Permisos, 740 F. Supp. 95 (D.P.R. 1990)cited by 35
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Passos-Paternina v. United States, 12 F. Supp. 2d 231 (D.P.R. 1998)cited by 35
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Droz-Serrano v. Caribbean Records Inc., 270 F. Supp. 2d 217 (D.P.R. 2003)cited by 35
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Ramos-Echevarría v. Pichis, Inc., 698 F. Supp. 2d 262 (D.P.R. 2010)cited by 35
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Betancourt v. ACE Ins. Co. of Puerto Rico, 313 F. Supp. 2d 32 (D.P.R. 2004)cited by 35
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Leon-Nogueras v. Univ. of Puerto Rico, 964 F. Supp. 585 (D.P.R. 1997)cited by 34
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Torres Maysonet v. Drillex, 229 F. Supp. 2d 105 (D.P.R. 2002)cited by 34
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Cruz-Baez v. Negron-Irizarry, 360 F. Supp. 2d 326 (D.P.R. 2005)cited by 33
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Vazquez-Garcia v. Trans Union De Puerto Rico, 222 F. Supp. 2d 150 (D.P.R. 2002)cited by 33
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Anonymous v. Legal Servs. Corp. of Puerto Rico, 932 F. Supp. 49 (D.P.R. 1996)cited by 33
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Gilbert v. Eli Lilly & Co., 56 F.R.D. 116 (D.P.R. 1972)cited by 32
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Castro-Medina v. Procter & Gamble Commercial Co., 565 F. Supp. 2d 343 (D.P.R. 2008)cited by 32
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Vicenty Martell v. Estado Libre Asociado De Puerto Rico, 48 F. Supp. 2d 81 (D.P.R. 1999)cited by 32
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Outek Caribbean Distributors, Inc. v. Echo, Inc., 206 F. Supp. 2d 263 (D.P.R. 2002)cited by 32
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Barcelo v. Brown, 478 F. Supp. 646 (D.P.R. 1979)cited by 31
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Martinez Rodriguez v. Jimenez, 409 F. Supp. 582 (D.P.R. 1976)cited by 31
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Nieves Domenech v. Dymax Corp., 952 F. Supp. 57 (D.P.R. 1996)cited by 31
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Puerto Rico v. Sea-Land Serv., Inc., 349 F. Supp. 964 (D.P.R. 1970)cited by 31
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Flores-Rivera v. Telemundo Group, 133 B.R. 674 (D.P.R. 1991)cited by 31
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Wadsworth, Inc. v. Schwarz-Nin, 951 F. Supp. 314 (D.P.R. 1996)cited by 31
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Morel v. Daimler-Chrysler Corp., 259 F.R.D. 17 (D.P.R. 2009)cited by 31
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Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.) v. Puerto Rico Water Res. Auth., 79 F.R.D. 72 (D.P.R. 1978)cited by 30
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Santiago v. Sea-Land Serv., Inc., 366 F. Supp. 1309 (D.P.R. 1973)cited by 30
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Vázquez-Fernández v. Cambridge Coll., Inc., 269 F.R.D. 150 (D.P.R. 2010)cited by 30
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Fireman's Ins. Co. of Newark v. Gulf Puerto Rico Lines, Inc., 349 F. Supp. 952 (D.P.R. 1972)cited by 30
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Rodriguez v. Loctite Puerto Rico, Inc., 967 F. Supp. 653 (D.P.R. 1997)cited by 29
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Mora v. Mejias, 115 F. Supp. 610 (D.P.R. 1953)cited by 29
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In re Martinez, 196 B.R. 225 (D.P.R. 1996)cited by 29
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Canabal v. Aramark Corp., 48 F. Supp. 2d 94 (D.P.R. 1999)cited by 29
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Pan Am. Grain Mfg. Co. v. Puerto Rico Ports Auth., 193 F.R.D. 26 (D.P.R. 2000)cited by 29
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Cherena v. Coors Brewing Co., 20 F. Supp. 2d 282 (D.P.R. 1998)cited by 29
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Salgado-Candelario v. Ericsson Caribbean, Inc., 614 F. Supp. 2d 151 (D.P.R. 2008)cited by 29
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De Arellano v. Colloïdes Naturels Int'l, 236 F.R.D. 83 (D.P.R. 2006)cited by 29
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In re Canarico Quarries, Inc., 466 F. Supp. 1333 (D.P.R. 1979)cited by 28
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Goya Foods, Inc. v. Unanue-Casal (In re Unanue-Casal), 164 B.R. 216 (D.P.R. 1993)cited by 28
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F.C. Imports, Inc. v. First Nat'l Bank of Boston, N.A., 816 F. Supp. 78 (D.P.R. 1993)cited by 28
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Portugues-Santa v. B. Fernandez Hermanos, Inc., 614 F. Supp. 2d 221 (D.P.R. 2009)cited by 28
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Pico Vidal v. Ruiz Alvarado, 377 B.R. 788 (D.P.R. 2007)cited by 28
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Orbi v. Calvesbert & Brown, 20 F. Supp. 2d 289 (D.P.R. 1998)cited by 28
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Fina Air Inc. v. United States, 555 F. Supp. 2d 321 (D.P.R. 2008)cited by 28
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Vargas v. Royal Bank of Canada, 604 F. Supp. 1036 (D.P.R. 1985)cited by 28
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Sanchez Ramos v. Puerto Rico Police Dep't, 392 F. Supp. 2d 167 (D.P.R. 2005)cited by 27
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Maldonado-Cordero v. AT & T, 73 F. Supp. 2d 177 (D.P.R. 1999)cited by 27
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Nike Int'l Ltd. v. Athletic Sales, Inc., 689 F. Supp. 1235 (D.P.R. 1988)cited by 26
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Jordan K. Rand, Ltd. v. Lazoff Bros., 537 F. Supp. 587 (D.P.R. 1982)cited by 26
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Casa Marie, Inc. v. Superior Court of Puerto Rico for the Dist. of Arecibo, 752 F. Supp. 1152 (D.P.R. 1990)cited by 26
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Candelero Sand & Gravel, Inc. v. Palmas Del Mar Co. (In re Candelero Sand & Gravel, Inc.), 66 B.R. 903 (D.P.R. 1986)cited by 26
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United States v. Santiago-Lugo, 904 F. Supp. 43 (D.P.R. 1995)cited by 26
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Torres-Alman v. Verizon Wireless Puerto Rico, Inc., 522 F. Supp. 2d 367 (D.P.R. 2007)cited by 26
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Comtronics, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Tel. Co., 409 F. Supp. 800 (D.P.R. 1975)cited by 25
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Sánchez-Medina v. Unicco Serv. Co., 265 F.R.D. 24 (D.P.R. 2009)cited by 25
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Generadora De Electricidad Del Caribe, Inc. v. Foster Wheeler Corp., 92 F. Supp. 2d 8 (D.P.R. 2000)cited by 25
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Molina Quintero v. Caribe G.E. Power Breakers, Inc., 234 F. Supp. 2d 108 (D.P.R. 2002)cited by 25
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Riofrio Anda v. Ralston Purina Co., 772 F. Supp. 46 (D.P.R. 1991)cited by 25
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Padilla Cintron v. Rossello Gonzalez, 247 F. Supp. 2d 48 (D.P.R. 2003)cited by 25
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Collazo-Santiago v. Toyota Motor Corp., 937 F. Supp. 134 (D.P.R. 1996)cited by 24
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Gen. Office Prods. Corp. v. Gussco Mfg., Inc., 666 F. Supp. 328 (D.P.R. 1987)cited by 24
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Mora v. Torres, 113 F. Supp. 309 (D.P.R. 1953)cited by 24
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Com. of Puerto Rico v. SS Zoe Colocotroni, 456 F. Supp. 1327 (D.P.R. 1978)cited by 23
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Rodriguez v. Banco Cent., 777 F. Supp. 1043 (D.P.R. 1991)cited by 23
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Schneider v. Colegio De Abogados De Puerto Rico, 565 F. Supp. 963 (D.P.R. 1983)cited by 21
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Miller v. United States, 458 F. Supp. 363 (D.P.R. 1978)cited by 12
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Garrison v. Palmas DEL MAR Homeowners Ass'N, Inc., 538 F. Supp. 2d 468 (D.P.R. 2008)cited by 11
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Castro v. United States, 451 F. Supp. 959 (D.P.R. 1978)cited by 10
Recent decisions
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Monzon-Rodriguez v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. -, No. 3:26-cv-01263 (D.P.R. Oct. 8, 2026)
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United States v. Luna-Irizarry, No. 3:26-cr-00023 (D.P.R. Oct. 8, 2026)
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United States v. Torres-Morales, No. 3:26-cr-00385 (D.P.R. Oct. 7, 2026)
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United States v. Mora-Arce, No. 3:26-cr-00391 (D.P.R. Oct. 6, 2026)
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United States v. Castillo-Cabrera, No. 3:26-cr-00417 (D.P.R. Oct. 5, 2026)
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United States v. Medina-Marrero, No. 3:26-cr-00341 (D.P.R. Oct. 5, 2026)
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USADO NOT DOCKET IN MAGISTRATE CASE-CASE MERGED WITH CRIMINAL CASE No. 26-417 (GMM), No. 3:26-mj-00996 (D.P.R. Oct. 5, 2026)
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Gonzalez-Dominguez v. Ripa, No. 3:26-cv-01624 (D.P.R. Oct. 2, 2026)
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Puerto Rico Power Auth. (PREPA) v. Nfenergia LLC, No. 3:26-cv-01621 (D.P.R. Oct. 2, 2026)
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Gov't of Puerto Rico v. CaremarkPCS Health, LLC, No. 3:25-cv-01692 (D.P.R. Oct. 1, 2026)
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GeoStabilization Int'l, LLC v. Visionary Constr., Inc., No. 3:24-cv-01272 (D.P.R. Oct. 1, 2026)
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Hidalgo v. Puerto Rico, No. 3:25-cv-01130 (D.P.R. Sept. 30, 2026)
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Marina PDR Operation, LLC v. Lopez-Marrero, No. 3:24-cv-01064 (D.P.R. Sept. 30, 2026)
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Goodson v. Puerto Rico, No. 3:25-cv-01458 (D.P.R. Sept. 30, 2026)
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Figueroa-Rodriguez v. Rodriguez-Rivera, No. 3:25-cv-01492 (D.P.R. Sept. 30, 2026)
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Gonzalez-Dominguez v. Ripa, No. 3:26-cv-01624 (D.P.R. Sept. 30, 2026)
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Pinales-Flores v. Puerto Rico, No. 3:25-cv-01245 (D.P.R. Sept. 30, 2026)
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Romero-Acosta v. Bottles, Kindred Spirits, Inc., No. 3:23-cv-01163 (D.P.R. Sept. 30, 2026)
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Seda-Rodriguez v. Hosp. Episcopal San Lucas, Inc., No. 3:23-cv-01207 (D.P.R. Sept. 30, 2026)
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Pagan-Gonzalez v. CHR San Juan, LLC, No. 3:25-cv-01070 (D.P.R. Sept. 30, 2026)