Opinion ID: 197219
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Heading: Defendants' Immunity under Puerto Rico Law

Text: 8 It is undisputed that the defendant doctors were acting as government employees when they were attending to Eric's birth. The district court correctly held that the doctors are protected under the immunity for government health care professionals provided by P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 26, § 4105 (1989). On appeal, appellants repeat their argument that the doctors' alleged recklessness brings them outside of this immunity provision. We note that the Puerto Rico Supreme Court's decision in Vasquez Negrn v. E.L.A., 113 D.P.R. 148, 151 (1982), interprets the immunity provision broadly, adding further strength to the district court's holding that the sole inquiry required under Puerto Rico law in determining whether immunity applies is whether the health care professional was acting as an employee of the government at the time of the events giving rise to the suit. 9 This much said, we allow the district court opinion to speak for itself. 10 Affirmed.