Legal Opinion
Toole v. McClintock
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 2, 1993No. 91-7997PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
In this products liability ease, the jury returned a general verdict against appellant Baxter Healthcare Corporation and awarded compensatory and punitive damages to plaintiffs Brenda and Michael Toole. On the condition that the Tooles agreed to remit part of the jury award, the district court denied Baxter’s motions for JNOV and a new trial and entered final judgment for plaintiffs. 778 F.Supp. 1543. Looking at the law of Alabama, we reverse and remand the case for a new trial.
1. Background
Brenda Toole had breast augmentation surgery in 1981. In that operation, Dr.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Doris R. Edwards, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Donovan v. Penn Shipping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- City of New York v. Pullman Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Stone v. Smith, Kline & French Lab.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1984
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Brenda Griffin Toole, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Craft v. PeeblesHawaii Supreme Court · 1995
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p. 13,892 John Richards, as Conservator, Etc. v. Michelin Tire Corp., the Budd Company Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Bean v. Baxter Healthcare Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1998
- Morguson v. 3M Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003
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