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Marcial and Dolores (P) sued Costa and Rosemar (D) claiming Marcial sustained personal injuries and P sustained a loss of consortium due to D's wrongful conduct. Marcial and P lived together as a de facto married couple but were not in fact married. D moved for summary judgment on the loss of consortium claim. P appealed.

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