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Nature of Suit Code: 330
Nature of Suit: Federal Employers' Liability
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-51121

Summary Calendar

BENANCIO RODRIGUEZ, doing business as Big Ben and Son Trucking,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC.; LABOR READY, INC.;

JESUS HERNANDEZ,

Defendants-Appellants

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 5:08-CV-419

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and WIENER and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

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The court has carefully considered appellants’ twin arguments —

(1) whether defendants’ negligence proximately caused the torn rotator cuff

injury asserted by Appellee Rodriguez although he had had a torn rotator cuff

previously; and (2) whether the trial court’s separate monetary awards for

physical impairment and pain and mental anguish impermissibly overlap. Even

if these issues were properly preserved, they are founded on the interpretation

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

August 4, 2010

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not *

be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.

R. 47.5.4.

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of evidence before the trial court, which rendered clear and comprehensive

findings in support of its legal conclusions following the bench trial. The court’s

findings on these issues manifest neither clear error nor manifest miscarriage

of justice.

Consequently, the judgment is AFFIRMED.

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