Franklin v. Blackmore

CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

In this case Appellants Lloyd S. Black-more (“Blaekmore”) and New Star Freight Service (“New Star”) contend the district court erred in admitting the testimony of a “grief expert” and in upholding the jury’s damage award to Appellee Frank Vogler (“Mr. Vogler”) for the future mental anguish and loss of society due to the deaths of his wife and young child. In addition, Blaekmore and New Star maintain the district court erred in upholding the jury’s award for conscious pain and suffering on the part of the decedents. We affirm in part, order a remittitur in part, and…