Legal Opinion
Yamaha Motor Co., U.S.A. v. Arnoult
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided February 26, 1998No. 27649PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
After sustaining catastrophic injuries while operating a Yamaha four-wheel all-terrain vehicle, Beth Arnoult filed suit against Yamaha Motor Company, U.S.A., on theories of strict products liability and negligence. The trial jury awarded Arnoult $3,600,000 in damages, and the district court awarded attorney’s fees under NRCP 68. Yamaha appeals.
We affirm the judgment with the exception of one component of the damage award and the award of attorney’s fees.
FACTS
On March 30, 1991, respondent Beth Arnoult (“Arnoult”) was paralyzed from the-waist down following an accident in which she…
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