Legal Opinion
Echeverria v. Chevron USA Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 16, 2004No. 03-30924, 03-31046PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRADO, Circuit Judge:
The above numbered and styled appeals arose from the trial of a personal injury lawsuit in which the district court entered judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) against the plaintiff-appellant before he had completed the presentation of his case. After considering the plaintiff-appellant’s arguments, this court reverses the district court’s judgment and remands the case for further proceedings.
Background, of the Appeal
The plaintiff-appellant, Ivan Echeverría, injured his elbow when he fell from a rope used to swing from a transport vessel to an oil platform. Echeverría…
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