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· 3/29/1991

Rivas v. Federacion de Asociaciones Pecuarias de Puerto Rico

Citations

  • 929 F.2d 814
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 5347
  • 56 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 40,659
  • 55 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 861
  • 1991 WL 43688

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  • stating that serious medical need exists only if “diagnosed by physician as requiring treatment, or . . . so obvious that even a layperson would easily recognize the necessity for a doctor’s attention”

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Judges: Campbell, Cyr, Torruella

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