prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,007 William L. Baxter, Ppa Andrew T. Baxter, Third-Party-Defendant v. Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc., Third-Party-Plaintiff

This case returns to us after our certification of a question of Connecticut law to the Connecticut Supreme Court. Because the certification order sets forth the relevant background, Baxter v. Sturm, Ruger & Co., 13 F.3d 40 (2d Cir.1993), we summarize that background only briefly.

In August 1991, the plaintiff, William L. Baxter, asserting diversity jurisdiction, brought three Connecticut state law claims against Sturm, Ruger and Co., Inc. (Sturm, Ruger), a Delaware corporation with corporate offices in Connecticut. Baxter, an Oregon resident, first asserted a product liability claim arising…