In this case we consider whether a plaintiff who is awarded a judgment for damages in a medical malpractice action in federal court has a state constitutional right to have a jury redetermine the damage issue in a subsequent action in state court, based on the same injuries, against a second defendant.
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On the evening of July 28, 1989, when Christina Nielson was 7 days old, her mother...
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