Szendrey-Ramos v. First Bancorp
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
512 F. Supp. 2d 81 (2007)
Relevant factsFree
Carmen Szendrey-Ramos (plaintiff), general counsel for First Bancorp (defendant), investigated a report alleging bank officials committed ethical and legal violations in accounting for bulk mortgage purchases, concluded ethical violations had occurred, and reported her findings to outside counsel, bank officials, and the Board; she was later fired and sued under federal Title VII along with numerous Puerto Rico statutory and constitutional law claims.
IssueFree
Whether a federal district court should exercise supplemental jurisdiction over claims that posit novel and complex issues of state law or substantially predominate over the federal claims.