Legal Opinion
Svege v. Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 26, 2004No. CIV. 3:01CV01771(MRK)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING AND ORDER
KRAVITZ, District Judge.
In this motor vehicle accident case involving a death of a parent and bodily and emotional injuries to his children, who were orphaned as a result of the accident, Defendants move pursuant to Rules 42(b) and 16(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for separate trials before a single jury on the issues of liability and damages. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Defendants’ Motion For Bifurcation [doc. # 144].
The decision to bifurcate a trial into phases is a matter that lies within the sound discretion of the trial court. Fed.…
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