prod.liab.rep.(cch)p. 13,892 John Richards, as Conservator, Etc. v. Michelin Tire Corp., the Budd Company Ford Motor Co.

JOHNSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellee John Richards, as conservator and guardian of the estate of Leonard Richards, 1 brought this action against Michelin Tire Corporation (“Appellant”) for injuries sustained from the explosion of a 16-inch Michelin tire that Richards was attempting to mount onto a 16.5-inch rim. A jury awarded $161,475 in compensatory damages and $5,000,000 in punitive damages. Appellant appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for judgment as .a matter of law (“JNOV” or “judgment notwithstanding the verdict”) or, alternatively, for a new trial. We vacate…