GUZMAN v. JONES

No. 15-40007 Summary Calendar.

804 F.3d 707 (2015)

Jaime GUZMAN; Derrick Lambert, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Melvin JONES; Celadon Trucking Services, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 22, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan Grant Anderson , Law Offices of Ryan G. Anderson, P.L.L.C., San Antonio, TX, Gene Stuart Hagood , Hagood, Neumann & Huckeba, L.L.P., Alvin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee Jaime Guzman.

Gene Stuart Hagood , Hagood, Neumann & Huckeba, L.L.P., Alvin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee Derrick Lambert.

David Lawrence Plaut, Esq. , Eric Scott Peabody , Attorney, Hanna & Plaut, L.L.P., Austin, TX, Baldemar Garcia, Jr. , Person, Whitworth, Borchers & Morales, L.L.P., Laredo, TX, for Defendants-Appellants.

Peter M. Kelly , Attorney, Law Office of Peter M. Kelly, P.C., Houston, TX, Bryan O. Blevins, Jr., Esq. , Trial Attorney, Provost Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P., Beaumont, TX, Judy Kostura , Judge, Kostura & Putman, P.C., Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, ELROD, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


Melvin Jones and Celadon Trucking Services appeal the district court's denial of their motion for new trial. They argue that the district court erred by admitting evidence of Jaime Guzman's medical expenses and refusing to provide an adverse jury instruction in their favor based on spoliation of evidence after...

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