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CHU v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 01-2231EA.

285 F.3d 756 (2002)

Nancy CHU, Appellee, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 28, 2002.

Rehearing Denied: May 1, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Daniel A. Johnson, argued, Los Angeles, CA (Michael E. Hale, D. Keith Fortner, Little Rock, AR, on the brief), for appellant.

Mr. George Quesada, argued, Dallas, TX (Frank L. Branson, Debbie Dudley Branson, J. Hadley Edgar, Thomas, J. Farmer, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, RICHARD S. ARNOLD and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

American Airlines appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Nancy Chu, a passenger on American Flight 1420, which crashed when landing at Little Rock National Airport on June 1, 1999. Liability was admitted, and the jury was asked to decide the amount of compensatory damages. American argues that the District Court erred when answering a question from the jury during deliberations about how plaintiff's attorneys' fees would be paid...

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