Legal Opinion
Vázquez-Filippetti v. Banco Popular De Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 27, 2007No. 05-2372, 06-1432PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Yomar Vázquez-Filippetti lost her leg after being hit by a car, driven by José Toro-Rodriguez, while using an ATM machine. She sued the bank, on whose property her injury occurred, claiming that the design of its ATM facility was negligent. She also sued Toro (and his wife and insurance company) for his negligent driving. A jury found for Vázquez and awarded her nearly six million dollars in damages. The bank appeals that judgment. Toro has not appealed the judgment against him.
Despite our reluctance to disturb jury verdicts, we conclude that the district court erred in…
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