On June 24, 2024, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico issued an opinion in Otero Rivera v. Bella Retail Group, Inc., et al., 2024 TSPR 70. The case involved a dispute over the resolution of a sales contract of a vehicle...
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Definition of “companion” and “parent or guardian” in guided jet ski tour insurance policies
Jun 2024
In a published opinion in Rolando Barreto Nieves et al. v. East Water Sports, LLC and its insurer Universal Insurance Co., 2024 T.S.P.R. 40, the Supreme Court interpreted the scope of a restrictive exclusion clause contained...
On December 19, 2023, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico issued an Opinion in BPPR v. Gómez Alayón; Oriental Bank, a case in which Delgado & Fernández LLC represented Oriental Bank who appeared as petitioner. In a...
On September 5, 2023, The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico issued an Opinion in Sucesión Mena Pamias y otros v. Jiménez Meléndez y otros, 2023 TSPR 108 on the scope of what was resolved in Santiago Montañez v. Fressenius...
Delgado & Fernández, LLC Announces Office Relocation to the T-Mobile Center at San Patricio
Jul 2023
After 25 years of dedicated service to its clients, Delgado & Fernández, LLC proudly announces that it is relocating its offices to a vibrant and state-of-the-art new office space on the 10th floor of the T-Mobile Center...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has infiltrated every industry – including human resources for employment selection procedures in the workforce. As a result, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released...
Update: On June 16, 2023, after the Supreme Court’s Opinion became known, the Puerto Rico Planning Board and Governor Pedro Pierluisi issued a new Joint Regulation for the Evaluation and Issuance of Permits Related to the...
On May 19, 2023, the Mayor of San Juan signed and enacted a municipal ordinance that codified the “Regulation for Establishing a Short-Term Rental Registry in the Municipality of San Juan” (the “Regulation”). The...
The repercussions of the District Court’s decision voiding Act 41 known as “Reforma Laboral”
Mar 2023
Act 4-2017 (“Act 4”), known as “Ley de Transformación y Flexibilidad Laboral”, came into effect on January 26, 2017. Years later, on June 20, 2022, Act 41 was approved....
On October 14, 2022, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, signed into law Act 90 of 2022, which amends the Act to Prohibit Discrimination Against Persons with Physical, Mental or Sensory Disabilities (Act 44 of...