Howard Jay Josephs v. Harris Corporation, a Delaware Corporation

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

I

In this products liability action filed in federal court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, plaintiff Howard Jay Josephs appeals following a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, Harris Corporation. Josephs was injured while cleaning a printing press which was manufactured by Harris Corporation in 1963, and sold in a used condition by Harris to Josephs’ employer, Pocono Press, Inc., in 1973. Josephs alleged that his injuries were caused by a defective design and by Harris’ failure to adequately warn and instruct on the safe operation of the…