(February 3, 2017, 10:36 AM EST) -- BOSTON — A trial judge did not err in allowing a damages expert’s testimony on lost profits following the discovery of a fault in bulk containers used to transport and store a chemical agent for crude oil, the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Feb. 1, upholding a jury award of $7.2 million in damages to the manufacturer of the bulk container (Packgen v. Berry Plastics Corp. and Covalence Specialty Coatings LLC, No. 16-1348, 1st Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 1793)....