prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,408 Celina Lynette Goode and Thomas Eugene Goode, Cross-Appellants v. Herman Miller, Inc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Herman Miller, Inc., appeals from a judgment awarding Celina Goode and Thomas Goode damages for injuries suffered by Celina when a coffee urn resting on a shelf unit manufactured and sold by Miller collapsed, spilling hot coffee onto Celina Goode’s lap. Miller claims, among other things, that there was no evidence at the bench trial that the design defect found by the trial court caused the coffee spill. The Goodes appeal the amount of damages awarded for loss of consortium. We are persuaded that plaintiffs failed to prove that any defect in the shelf…
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