Legal Opinion
Lowell Burris v. Gulf Underwriters Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 27, 2015No. 14-2498PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Lowell and Joyce Burris (jointly “Burris”) appeal the district court’s 1 denial of their motion for a new trial following a jury verdict in favor of Gulf Underwriters Insurance Company (“Gulf’). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Lowell Burris was severely injured falling from a ladder in August 2001. In 2007, Burris brought claims in Minnesota state court against the ladder’s manufacturers, Versa Products, Inc. and G & L Products, Inc. (jointly “Versa”), and against the seller of the ladder, Menard, Inc. (“Menard”). Menard removed on the basis of diversity jurisdiction.
In May 2008,…
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