Legal Opinion
Pamela J. Pratt v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 2, 1992No. 441, Docket 91-7691PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff injured her back while working for the Cersosimo Lumber Company. She sued Cersosimo’s workers’ compensation carrier, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, in the District Court for the District of Vermont (Billings, C.J.). She alleged that Liberty Mutual undertook to conduct an active loss-prevention program at Cersosi-mo’s facilities, but that it discharged that duty negligently, thereby causing her injuries.
After plaintiff presented her case-in-chief, Liberty Mutual moved under Fed. R.Civ.P. 50(a) 1 for a directed verdict. The district court granted the…
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