Legal Opinion
Rogers, Cosandra v. Ingersoll Rand Co
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 29, 1998No. 97-7131PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
Ingersoll-Rand Company appeals from judgment entéred upon a jury verdict awarding a total of $16.7 million in actual and punitive damages for injuries arising out of an incident in which a machine manufactured by appellant backed over and maimed appellee Cosandra Rogers. Rogers had sued both in strict liability and in negligence. On appeal Ingersoll-Rand asserts that the district court erred in its jury instructions and in evidentiary rulings, and raises a number of other issues. We find no reversible error and affirm.
I. Background
On April 17, 1992, a crew of workers…
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