Legal Opinion
Denise Lanier, Cross-Appellant v. J.B. Sallas and Juanice Reed, Cross-Appellees v. J.W. Biddix and Carl O. Murray, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1985No. 84-2673PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge.
A plaintiff brought an action for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 together with state-law causes of action occasioned by her commitment to a mental institution. She was committed on the basis of a diagnosis made by doctors who certified that they had examined her although they had never even seen her. The plaintiff prevailed on her pendent state-law claim for medical malpractice, won a verdict of $100,-000, then accepted a remittitur reducing the award to $50,000. The doctors appeal the judgment, and the plaintiff appeals the district court’s refusal to submit her…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- James v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 1982
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- Mack v. NewtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Jolly v. KleinDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1996
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