Legal Opinion
Fernandez v. Corporacion Insular De Seguros
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 21, 1996No. 95-1288PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Family members filed this medical malpractice action in federal district court following the death of Hiram Fernandez, and a jury ultimately found for the health care defendants. On appeal, plaintiffs challenge several trial court rulings, including the denial of their motion for new trial. We affirm the district court judgment.
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BACKGROUND
On November 4, 1991, Hiram Fernandez was taken to the emergency room of Federico Trilla Hospital in Carolina, Puerto Rico, after awakening with chest pains, severe leg cramps, and vomiting. The 64-year-old Fernandez informed Dr. Pedro…
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