Bynum v. ESAB Group, Inc.

This product liability litigation has an extensive histoiy. It is now before this Court on defendant’s application for leave to appeal. We reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and the order of the circuit court that granted plaintiff’s motion for new trial. The judgment of no cause of action is reinstated.

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Plaintiff was injured in 1988 while operating a robotic welding system that was manufactured by defendant. The case has been tried three times. In the first trial, the jury awarded plaintiff $50,000 for economic and noneconomic damages and reduced the award by finding that plaintiff…