Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc., and Riley Stoker Corporation, Cross-Appellees v. Bath Iron Works Corporation, Cross-Appellant

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns the August 1980 failure of a weld on a piece of equipment known as a “conical head,” which was designed by Riley Stoker Corporation (“Riley”), fabricated by Bath Iron Works Corporation (“Bath”) and purchased and installed by Public Service Company of Indiana, Inc. (“PSI”). Defendant Bath appeals a jury verdict against it and in favor of plaintiffs PSI and Riley, primarily on the basis that the trial court erroneously excluded evidence material to its defense. The parties also raise various claims of error relating to damages and prejudgment interest.…