Rockport Pharmacy, Inc. v. Digital Simplistics, Inc.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Digital Simplistics, Inc. (Digital) appeals from the district court’s denial of its motion for judgment as a matter of law or, in the alternative, for a new trial, filed after a jury found in favor of Rockport Pharmacy, Inc. (Rockport) on its negligence claim. We reverse.

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Digital is a Kansas corporation with its principal place of business in Lenexa, Kansas. Digital designs and markets various computer hardware and software to retail pharmacies. Rockport is a Missouri corporation. At the time this action was commenced, Rockport was operating as a retail pharmacy in…