Legal Opinion
Teddy Gutierrez, and Pamela Calderon Maria De La Cruz v. Excel Corporation, Excel Corporation, Frances Ponce v. Excel Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1997No. 95-11051PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Maria de la Cruz, Frances Ponce, and Pamela Calderon sued their employer, Excel Corporation, for injuries they allegedly suffered while working at Excel’s meatpacking plant. 1 Jurisdiction was based upon diversity of citizenship. The jury returned a verdict for de la Cruz and Ponce but found no negligence on the part of Excel as to Calderon. Thereafter, the district court granted Excel’s renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law and alternatively, Excel’s motion for a new trial regarding de la Cruz and Ponce. The district court denied Calderon’s motion for…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by46 opinions
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