Dorothy Marie Reeves, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Randy J. Ungar, Intervenor v. Acromed Corp., Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
This is the second appeal arising from a products liability action filed by the plaintiff-appellee, Dorothy Marie Reeves (“Reeves”), alleging that a metal bone implant manufactured and marketed by the defendant-appellant, AcroMed Corporation . (“AcroMed”) aggravated and compounded her back injuries. In the first appeal this court vacated the district court’s judgment in favor of Reeves based on a jury verdict awarding her damages of $475,000 against AcroMed and remanded the ease for retrial. Reeves v. AcroMed Corporation, 44 F.3d 300 (5th Cir.1995), ce rt. denied, —…
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