Dale W. Long Betty Jo Long v. Cottrell, Inc. General Motors Corporation

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Following a jury verdict in favor of Cott-rell, Inc., (Cottrell) in this products liability case, Dale W. Long and Betty Jo Long appeal the district court’s 2 denial of their motion for a new trial. The Longs also appeal the district court’s pretrial grant of summary judgment in favor of General Motors Corporation (GM). We affirm the district court’s rulings.

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Dale Long hauled new automobiles for his employer, Allied Systems, until September 24, 1997, when he allegedly sustained a back injury while untying, or releasing, a Ford vehicle from his automobile transport…