Legal Opinion
Robert B. Turner v. Johnson & Johnson, Robert B. Turner v. Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson and Charles M. Hartman
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 31, 1986No. 86-1211, 86-1212PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This case arises from defendant Johnson & Johnson’s purchase of an electronic thermometer business from plaintiffs. A jury awarded plaintiffs $4 million on their claim of common law fraud arising from the sale, but the district court ruled or found for Johnson & Johnson and several of its executives on all other claims, including one for statutory fraud. Each side appeals the decisions adverse to them. We conclude that defendants are entitled to prevail on all but one aspect of the appeals, and as to this we remand for a new trial. 1
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