Legal Opinion
Wanda Williams v. The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 3, 2018No. 17-60458PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DON R. WILLETT, Circuit Judge:
A crane accident in Mississippi left John Williams Jr. physically and mentally incapacitated. Wanda Williams, his wife, sued the crane manufacturer, Manitowoc Cranes, under Mississippi's products liability statute. Following a lengthy trial, a jury found that Manitowoc failed to warn Model 16000 Series crane operators that, if the crane tips over, large weights stacked on the rear of the crane can slide forward and strike the operator's cab.
We AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Accident
John Williams Jr. worked as a certified crane operator at VT Halter Marine shipyard in…
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