United States Sixth Circuit

The cumulative-error doctrine should extend to civil cases and, accordingly, a jury verdict in favor of defendants should be reversed on grounds that the district court committed five errors that, cumulatively, had significant potential to persuade the jury.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/18/2003
• Decided 07/29/2004
• Published 07/29/2004

Judges

• BOGGS, Chief Judge., Before BOGGS, Chief Judge;  GILMAN, Circuit Judge;  and MARBLEY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark R. Bendure (argued and briefed), Bendure & Thomas, Detroit, MI, Grant W. Parsons, Parsons, Ringsmuth, Traverse City, MI, for Plaintiffs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph Nimako (argued and briefed), Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, Livonia, MI, Mary Massaron Ross (argued and briefed), Plunkett & Cooney, Detroit, MI, for Defendants.