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ROMAN v. WESTERN MFG., INC.

No. 10-31271.

691 F.3d 686 (2012)

Monique ROMAN, Administratrix of the Succession of Dorel Roman, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross-Appellant, v. WESTERN MANUFACTURING, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Paul Landreneau (argued), Seale & Ross, A.P.L.C., Baton Rouge, LA, Michael George Dawe , Prenovost, Normandin, Bergh & Dawe, APC, Santa Ana, CA, for Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and PRADO and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

A jury found Western Manufacturing, Inc. liable to Dorel Roman under the Louisiana Products Liability Act for injuries caused by a defect that rendered one of its stucco pumps unreasonably dangerous. Western argues the expert testimony underlying Roman's case was inadmissible under the Federal Rules of Evidence and insufficient under Louisiana law to sustain liability; it also argues the district court's increase of the jury's damage...

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