Legal Opinion
Baugh ex rel. Baugh v. Cuprum S.A. de C.V.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 11, 2017No. 16-1106PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
John Baugh fell off a ladder while replacing gutter screws and suffered a traumatic brain injury. He sued the ladder’s manufacturer, Cuprum, alleging that the ladder had unexpectedly collapsed and caused him to fall because it had been defectively designed. At the conclusion of trial, a jury, finding in Baugh’s favor, awarded him over $11 million in damages. Following the verdict, Cuprum filed a motion for a new trial and for judgment as a matter of law, but the district judge denied it.
On appeal, Cuprum contends that this denial was improper. Cuprum maintains that it…
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