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Modification: Estes v. Eaton Corp.

Ruling by

Therese M. Stewart

Lower Court

Solano County Superior Court

Lower Court Judge

Paul L. Beeman
Trial courts must specifically explain grounds and particular reasons for granting new trial, in order to facilitate and effectuate appellate review.



Court

California Courts of Appeal 1DCA/2

Cite as

2020 DJDAR 7569

Published

Jul. 22, 2020

Filing Date

Jul. 20, 2020

Opinion Type

Modification

Disposition Type

Reversed


NORMAN ESTES,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

EATON CORPORATION,

Defendant and Appellant.

 

No. A152847

(Solano County

Super. Ct. No. FCS048117)

California Courts of Appeal

First Appellate District

Division Two

Filed July 20, 2020

 

Trial Judge: Hon. Paul L. Beeman

 

Counsel

 

Squire Patton Boggs, David M. Rice and Chassica Soo for Defendant, Appellant, and Cross-respondent.

Brayton Purcell, Alan R. Brayton, Richard M. Grant, Lloyd F. LeRoy and James P. Nevin for Plaintiff, Respondent, and Cross-appellant.

 

BY THE COURT:

 

It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on June 29, 2020, be modified as follows:

 

On page 12, in the first sentence of the first full paragraph which begins with the text "In particular," replace the phrase "Estes's expert Dr. Sheldon Rabinovitz" with the phrase "Eaton's expert Dr. Sheldon Rabinovitz."

 

There is no change in the judgment.

 

 

Dated:_________

RICHMAN, Acting P.J.

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