Evelyn and Jack Lewy v. Remington Arms Co., Inc.

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Remington appeals from a final judgment entered by the district court on a jury verdict awarding Evelyn Lewy $20,000 in compensatory damages and $400,000 in punitive damages in this products liability suit. For the reasons stated below we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. BACKGROUND

On November 14, 1982, Mike Lewy went deer hunting on the family land where he and his parents, Evelyn and Jack Lewy, lived. He returned home around noon and entered his basement living quarters, placing his…