Legal Opinion
Arthur H. La PLANTE, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., Defendants, Appellants
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 29, 1994No. 93-2314, 94-1015PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee Arthur LaPlante was rendered quadriplegic from a fall sustained while riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) designed, manufactured, and distributed by defendants-appellants Honda R & D Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (collectively “Honda”). A jury found Honda liable and awarded plaintiff $9,652,000 in compensatory damages. This amount was reduced to $8,204,200 to account for plaintiffs comparative negligence. In a separate proceeding, the district court granted judgment as a matter of law for Honda on…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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