Vermont Plastics, Inc. v. Brine, Inc.

ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:

In this complex commercial litigation, the only matter before us is the third-party plaintiff-appellant Vermont Plastics, Inc.’s (“VPI’s”) appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, Fred I. Parker, then-Chief Judge:1 (1) granting fourth-party defendant-appellee Plastic Materials Company, Inc.’s (“PMC’s”) motion for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(a) on VPI’s claim against PMC for negligent misrepresentation, and (2) denying VPI’s motion to amend its third-party complaint to conform the pleadings to…