Legal Opinion
Taylor v. TECO Barge Line, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 20, 2008No. 07-5255PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Richard Taylor (“Taylor”), formerly a deckhand on the M/V Ann Peters for TECO Barge Line, Inc. (“TECO”), sued his former employer for damages, claiming exposure to coal tar left him with a permanent, severe skin reaction. After a jury awarded Taylor one million dollars, TECO brought this appeal. On appeal, TECO asserts that the district court made three evidentiary errors, erred in denying its motion for a judgment as a matter of law, and erred in refusing to offer a jury instruction on the harmlessness of the chemical in question.…
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