Legal Opinion
Proctor v. Fluor Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 13, 2007No. 06-14909PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity case, defendant Fluor Enterprises, Inc. (“Fluor”) appeals the entry of judgment of nearly $2.5 million following a jury trial on plaintiff Bobby Proctor’s negligence claim under Alabama law. Fluor contends that it is entitled to (1) judgment as a matter of law because Proctor failed to establish that Fluor breached a duty of care that proximately caused Proctor’s injuries arising from a manufacturing plant accident or, alternatively, (2) a new trial based on the district court’s erroneous decisions to exclude evidence on the borrowed servant doctrine and…
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