Legal Opinion

Pogor v. Makita U.S.A., Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 30, 1998No. 96-1753PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Makita, U.S.A., Inc., and Makita Electric Works, Ltd. (collectively “Makita”), appeal a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs William and Janet Pogor in this diversity products liability action brought under Michigan law. Makita argues that the district court erred by: (1) failing to grant Makita’s motion for a judgment as a matter of law (JNOV) based upon plaintiffs’ failure to present sufficient evidence to support their claims of defective design and failure to warn; (2) awarding plaintiffs $10,000 for future medical expenses; and (3) awarding *386p…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Osterneck v. Ernst & WhinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Duane Moody v. Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  4. Robert L. Kosnoski v. James R. Howley Howley Group Limited, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994

3Cited by22 opinions

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  2. In Re Anna Marie Walter, Debtor. Jerry Pruzinsky v. Silvio Gianetti Gianetti Investment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  3. Vincent McCalla v. Royal MacCabees Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. Winslow v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
  5. Stryker Corporation v. XL Insurance AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2010

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