United States First Circuit

In a tort action arising out of a hand injury suffered by plaintiff while using a table saw manufactured by defendant, denial of defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law and for a new trial are affirmed where: 1) plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict in his favor on design defect grounds; and 2) plaintiff's counsel did not commit misconduct at trial that prejudiced defendant's defense; and 3) the district court did not commit evidentiary errors.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/05/2011
• Published 10/05/2011

Judges

• TORRUELLA

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William L. Boesch, George F. Carpinello