Legal Opinion

Sedgwick v. Giant Food, Inc.

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided May 5, 1986No. Civ. A. No. 85-3367PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM-ORDER

GASCH, Senior District Judge.

This case is before the Court on plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial. For the reasons stated below, that motion is denied.

I. BACKGROUND

This case was a diversity action for damages arising from a February 22,1984 collision between plaintiff’s car and a van driven by a Giant Food employee. As a part of her case, plaintiff alleged that the injuries she suffered in the accident caused her to develop epilepsy, which, in turn, would cause her to suffer a significant loss of future wages. This epilepsy claim had been a part of the case since at least…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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  3. W.A. Wright, Inc. And A.C. Excavating, Inc. v. Kdi Sylvan Pools, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  4. Exxon Corporation v. Exxene CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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