Legal Opinion
Martínez-Serrano v. Quality Health Services of Puerto Rico, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 8, 2009No. 08-1127PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This is a medical malpractice action, brought under diversity jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). At the close of the plaintiffs’ case in chief, the district court granted a defense motion for judgment as a matter of law. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(a)(1). The plaintiffs appeal, protesting the exclusion of certain expert testimony and the granting of the climactic Rule 50 motion. Discerning no error, we affirm.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs-appellants Mildred and Elizabeth Martinez-Serrano are citizens and residents of. states within the continental United States. They are…
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