Legal Opinion
Santos v. Sunrise Medical, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 12, 2003No. 02-2531PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Sunrise Medical, Inc. and Sunrise Medical HHG, Inc. (collectively, “Sunrise”) challenge a jury verdict in favor of two certified nurse assistants who were injured at a Massachusetts nursing home while using medical equipment manufactured by Sunrise. Sunrise contends that the district court erred in denying Sunrise’s motions for judgment as a matter of law and for a new trial. We affirm.
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On July 1, 1999, Miriam Santos and Karen Bridgeforth were injured while using a hydraulic Hoyer lift manufactured by Sunrise to transfer a nursing home resident from her bed to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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