Gomez v. Rodriguez-Wilson

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants María Gómez and Maria Migdalia Ojeda-Morales appeal the district court’s order vacating the jury award, as well as the district court’s order declining attorneys’ fees in their favor. Because we find that the district court improperly vacated the jury award and because we find that Defendant-Appellee Dr. Jorge E. Rodriguez-Wilson (“Dr.Rodriguez”) engaged in obstinate conduct during trial, we must vacate the district court’s ruling and remand this case to the district court.

I. Background

Mr. Enrique Ojeda-Morales (“Mr. Oje-da”) injured his knee…