Nellie Padin Espinosa v. Comp. De Fomento Industrial; Travelers Indemnity Co.

Summary

The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico held that the prescription period for a worker’s tort action against a third‑party begins when the State Insurance Fund’s final decision informs the worker that the injury is not compensable, and that the amendment adding the industrial company as a defendant was proper under Rules 13.3 and 15.4 of the Civil Procedure. Accordingly, the appellate court’s judgment was reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings.