Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Case Corp.
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided April 19, 1996No. Civil A. 94-0063PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GLEN M. WILLIAMS, Senior District Judge.
This products liability case is before the court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Plaintiff Daniel Freeman was injured in a tractor accident. Freeman sued defendant Case Corporation (“Case”) under theories of defective design and breach of warranty, and, following a jury trial, was awarded $3.8 million. Case now moves for judgment as a matter of law, or, in the alternative, for a new trial, and also moves for remittitur of the damages awarded against it. The motion for judgment as a matter of law is granted.
FACTS
Daniel Freeman (“Freeman”)…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Philip Morris, Inc. v. EmersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
- United States v. Hugo RinconCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Featherall v. Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- Benedi v. McNeil-P.P.C., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by5 opinions
- prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 15,032 Daniel Freeman, and Mary Freeman v. Case Corporation, A/K/A J.I. Case Company, a Tenneco Corporation Case InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Brown v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1999
- Huff v. ShumateDistrict Court, D. Wyoming · 2004
- Freeman v. Case CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Tunnell v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 2004