Abarca v. FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT

MEMORANDUM DECISION RE: BAC DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL. (PHASE 1)

OLIVER W. WANGER, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Defendants Merck & Co., Inc. Amsted Industries Inc., and Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc. (collectively, “BAC Defendants”) bring this motion for judgment as a matter of law (“JMOL”), or in the alternative, motion for new trial following jury verdicts in the first phase (“Phase 1”) of this multi-party, multi-phase toxic tort case.

According to Defendants, Plaintiffs either failed to present or presented insufficient…