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042035P.pdf 05/13/2005 Nebraska Plastics v. Holland Colors etal.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 04-2035
and No: 04-2180
District of Nebraska
Civil Case - diversity. District court's grant of judgment as a matter of
law on jury award of future damages is affirmed as district court did not
abuse its discretion in rejecting the expert witness's assumptions and
evidence presented was not reasonably certain to allow jury to determine
temporal limitations, likelihood original owner would bring warranty
claims and rate of deterioration of product. District court's reduction of
award pro tanto for recovery from codefendant was proper, as Nebraska
would adhere to pro tanto settlement credit rule. Challenge to recovery of
payment on counterclaim was no properly objected to at trial and is thus
waived; error was not plain and reversable error. Objection to
submission of negligent design, manufacture and supply claim was not
properly preserved and did not constitute plain error.
[PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with M. Arnold and Bowman,
Circuit Judges]