 2010-03-09
Diego A. Ramos, Tomás A. Román and Jeanette Collazo secured dismissal of a $10,000,000 claim against a group of aviation underwriters in federal court
Diego A. Ramos, Tomás A. Román and Jeanette Collazo of the Aviation & Product Liability Group recently secured dismissal of a $10,000,000 claim against a group of aviation underwriters in federal court. The ruling validates important aspects relating to airline operations insurance coverage, including adherence to the clear language of the policy against artful pleadings seeking coverage for breach of a business venture.
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2010-03-03
Luis A. Oliver and María L. Montalvo recently won a six-figure judgment
Luis A. Oliver and María L. Montalvo recently won a six-figure judgment in favor of a client in the insurance industry against a former officer and director of the firm. Our team of trial lawyers was also able to obtain enforcement of a contractual non-compete agreement through injunctive relief.
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2010-03-03
Aviation and Products Liability Group Hosted a Dinner in connection with the Forty-Fourth Annual SMU Air Law Symposium
Diego Ramos and Roberto Cámara of our Aviation and Products Liability Group recently hosted a dinner in Dallas, TX for clients and stateside law firms in the industry, in connection with the Forty-Fourth Annual SMU Air Law Symposium.
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2010-03-03
Mónica de Jesús wins on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals
Mónica de Jesús wins on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in a decision involving issues of first impression under the Puerto Rico law and the Colorado River abstention doctrine.
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2009-07-13
Puerto Rico's Chamber of Commerce
grants award to our President Pedro Manzano Yates.
Puerto Rico's Chamber of Commerce recognized our President, attorney Pedro Manzano Yates, with the President's Special Award. This award is granted to professionals who give the best of themselves and their commitment is validated with the results of their actions. Attorney Pedro Manzano started working in Fiddler in 1991, at the Labor and Employment Law Division, where he has been dedicated, with extreme success, to represent and counsel the customers of the Firm in the labor and employment context. He is actually the President of the Corporation and Member of the Board of Directors. Since he initiated in the administrative area, attorney Manzano has dedicated his efforts focused in maintaining Fiddler as leader of the legal and business community. Under his management, Fiddler keeps its tradition providing dynamic and committed legal and practical services oriented to obtain the positive results expected by our customers.
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2009-06-29
Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, Francisco Rebollo-López, joined the Law Firm as Special Counsel.
Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, joined the Law Firm Fiddler, González & Rodríguez, P.S.C., as Of Counsel and Special Counsel effective June 1, 2009. His impressive legal career includes a span of 26 years as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. His credentials add to the professional expertise of the law firm and to the resources already available to our clients and the members of the FGR Family. Attorney Rebollo-López is already enjoying his return to his role as an advocate, after 26 years of service as a member of the maximum judicial forum of the Island.
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2009-06-11
The FGR team of Enrique R. Padró, Enrique Del Cueto, and Pedro Busó recently obtained summary judgment in a multi-million dollar complaint.
The FGR team of Enrique R. Padró, Enrique Del Cueto, and Pedro Busó recently obtained summary judgment in a multi-million dollar complaint filed against a client and many of its principals claiming political discrimination and myriad constitutional violations. The judgment validated a universal reclassification plan which affected thousands of employees.
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2009-04-17
FGR win allows PR´s most important public infrastructure project to continue construction; administrative proceedings are expected to resume before Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board.
FGR successfully defended the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, all the way to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, in probably the most important public infrastructure and environmental case in recent years. Our litigation team effectively demonstrated that plaintiffs´ petition for a permanent injunction against the construction of the Gasoduct project – a natural gas pipeline in the southern part of the Island – was without merit. The FGR team was comprised of Charles Bimbela, Juan C. Gómez, Tomás A. Román, Roberto Cámara and José Ramírez.
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2009-04-16
FGR obtains injunction in favor of Puerto Rico Manufacturer´s Association and against the former publisher of its official magazine “Industriales” who had attempted to continue use of this trade name after termination of its contract.
FGR successfully pursued and obtained a preliminary and permanent injunction in protection of the trademark and trade name of one of the Puerto Rico´s oldest and most prestigious business organizations. The Litigation Team of Tomás A. Román and Jeanette Collazo were able to obtain the preliminary injunction in record time, just one month after filing in Federal Court.
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2009-04-08
FGR Shareholder and President of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, José Julián Álvarez, meets with top legislators in efforts to advance economic developments agendas.
During the past months, José J. Álvarez Maldonado, Esq., as President of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, has met with the heads of agencies of Puerto Rico to advance the economic agenda of the organization. To him it is important that the Chamber of Commerce establish cooperative ties with the different sectors that have an impact on private enterprise. In this respect, Mr. Álvarez Maldonado has been lobbying in favor of legislative measures that encourage free enterprise and economic development of the Island. Towards said end, he has met with Hon. Thomas Rivera Schatz, President of the Senate of Puerto Rico and with the Hon. Jennifer González, President of the House of Representatives, to promote the legislative measures that are necessary to reactivate Puerto Rico´s economy.
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2009-04-08
FGR Shareholder José Julián Alvarez Maldonado, as President of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, already successful in lobbying efforts for approval of the Economic Incentive Law, now leads efforts to repeal outdated Closing Law.
José Julián Álvarez Maldonado, Esq., Shareholder and member of the Corporate Division and President of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, has led the approval of laws such as the Incentives Law for the Economic Development of Puerto Rico of 2008 and presently heads the efforts to repeal Puerto Rico´s Closing Law. Furthermore, he has been participating in different discussion panels visiting members of the Senate and House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, meeting with different economic sectors and promulgating the institutional position of the Chamber of Commerce.
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2009-03-16
FGR wins on behalf of multinational corporation, owner of construction project, in lawsuit against its general contractor to recover excess payment made as a result of fraudulent certifications submitted.
José Acosta-Grubb and Roberto Cámara recently won a seven-figure judgment on behalf of one of FGR’s multinational clients as the owner of a construction project in a lawsuit against its general contractor. The court also dismissed the multimillion dollar counterclaim filed by the contractor. Our Litigation Division attorneys are now gearing up to collect the judgment from the shareholders of the corporation without having to go through the costly and often frustrating action of piercing the corporate veil, based on a novel application of recent Puerto Rico Supreme Court precedent.
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2009-03-16
FGR wins judgment on the pleadings in multimillion dollar age and sex discrimination lawsuit against client in banking industry.
The FGR team of Enrique R. Padró and Enrique Del Cueto recently obtained judgment on the pleadings in a multi-million dollar age and sex discrimination claim filed before the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico against a client in the banking industry by one of its former executives.
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2009-03-15
Litigation Shareholder appointed to serve for an additional term as President of Puerto Rico Bar Association Committee in charge of evaluating candidates for judicial office in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Litigation Shareholder José E. González-Borgos, Esq. has been appointed by the recently elected President of the Puerto Rico Bar Association, Arturo Hernández-González, Esq., to serve for an additional two-year term as President of the Bar Committee in charge of evaluating candidates for judicial office in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“Comisión Evaluadora de Nombramientos Judiciales del Colegio de Abogados”). Mr. González-Borgos has been the President of said Committee for the last three years and has been an active member of the same for thirteen years. In 2007 he was named Bar Member of the Year (“Colegiado del Año”) for his work in the committee.
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2009-03-15
FGR wins judgment for the defense in favor of top international banking institution after bench trial on claims of breach of contract and bad faith negotiations.
FGR recently obtained an important victory for one of the world’s top banking institutions doing business in the island. The FGR team of José E. González Borgos and Edna M. Tejeda Oyola obtained a full defense judgment, after trial on the merits, against allegations of breach of Small Business Administration 401 Participation Loan Agreement Contract, bad faith negotiations and damages
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