Armentrout v. FMC Corporation

Opinion by

Judge NEY.

In this product liability action, plaintiffs, Lynn Armentrout and his wife, Tina Ar-mentrout, appeal the trial court’s judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of defendant, FMC Corporation. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

While working as an oiler, plaintiff Lynn Armentrout was crushed between the stationary truck base and the rotating superstructure of a crane constructed by defendant. Plaintiffs asserted four product liability claims against defendant: strict liability for failure to warn, strict liability for design defect, negligent failure to warn, and…