Cross v. Empressive Candles LLC

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Johnathon Cross, No. CV-20-00423-TUC-RM (MSA) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER 11 v. 12 Candlewic, 13 Defendant. 14 15 This case, removed to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction, arises from 16 injuries sustained by Plaintiff Johnathon Cross when a candle made with fragrance sold by 17 Defendant Candlewic (“Defendant”) became engulfed in flames. (Docs. 1, 39.)1 A jury 18 returned a verdict in favor of Plaintiff on his strict liability claim. (Doc. 153.) The jury 19 found Plaintiff’s total damages to be $1 million…