You're talking about a "quasi-delito", which under Dominican Law has a statute of limitations of 6 months.
US and Dominican Republic liabilities principles are similar but they differ in some points;for example,there is no such thing as punitive damages here in the DR. Also, most liability cases under the DR's Judicial system tend to last as long as 10 to 15 years before any compensation is given. Furthermore, your acquaintance being a foreign person with no residency in the DR ("extranjera transeunte"), would have to pay a significative bail if she wants to sue.(In this case that is).
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