HALL v. BNSF RY. CO.

No. 18-3126.

958 F.3d 672 (2020)

Joseph A. HALL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 1, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was John T. Papa , of East Alton, IL.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Jeffrey Allan Kennard , of Kansas City, MO. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; William A. Brasher , of Saint Louis, MO., Michele F. Sutton , of Kansas City, MO., Scott R. Ast , of Kansas City, MO.

Before SHEPHERD, GRASZ, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


Joseph Hall appeals the district court's1 denial of his motion for a new trial. He argues the court abused its discretion by refusing to provide the jury with a specific damages instruction. We find no abuse of discretion and affirm.

Hall suffered a shoulder injury when he fell on a defective...

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