A federal judge presiding over the case of a young girl who caught fire after touching an energized power line refused to split the case against the power company into two separate trials—one for liability and the other damages.
U.S. District Judge James M. Munley of the Middle District of Pennsylvania denied defendant FirstEnergy Corp.’s motion to bifurcate the trial. The lawsuit was filed by Connie Good, the mother of C.G., who sustained serious burns after she made contact with a live power line.
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