Huss v. Gayden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
In this medical malpractice diversity suit, defendants appeal a jury’s $3.5 million award to plaintiff Barbara Huss. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
I
We begin with a brief overview of this litigation. Barbara Huss and her husband Rodney Huss filed this lawsuit on June 30, 2000. The parties consented to have the case heard before a magistrate judge. Trial was held in Greenville, Mississippi on August 17-20, 2004. A jury of eight returned a general verdict in favor of Barbara Huss and awarded her $3,500,000. The jury also returned a verdict in favor of Rodney Huss,…
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