Legal Opinion
Lisa Learmonth v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 19, 2011No. 09-60651PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
A jury found Sears, Roebuck and Company liable for causing Lisa Learmonth’s injuries in an automobile accident and awarded her $4 million in compensatory damages. The district court denied Sears’ motion for a new trial, but remitted the non-economic damages portion of the award to $1 million pursuant to Mississippi’s statutory cap on non-economic damages. Sears appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for new trial; Lear-month cross-appeals the constitutionality of the Mississippi statutory cap. We affirm the district court’s judgment insofar as it denied a new…
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3Cited by35 opinions
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