Legal Opinion

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

Decided January 20, 1997No. 96-30307PublishedCited by 19 opinions

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, —…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. Medtronic, Inc. v. LohrSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Turner v. General Motors Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  4. Worthy v. Collagen Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Weir v. Federal Asset Disposition Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997

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