Legal Opinion
Piper v. Bear Medical Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided November 18, 1993No. 1 CA-CV 91-0457PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VOSS, Presiding Judge.
Bear Medical Systems, Inc. (“Bear”) appeals from the judgment following a jury trial in a products liability action brought by Fred Piper, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Ila Piper. We hold in this opinion that reasonably foreseeable modifications of a product will not bar recovery against the manufacturer. However, the manufacturer’s conduct in this case was insufficient to justify a punitive damages instruction. We affirm the trial court’s denial of a directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”) for the…
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