Legal Opinion
Kokins v. Teleflex, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 14, 2010No. 08-1272PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Karen Kokins and the City of Westminster sued Teleflex in this products liability action. The jury returned a verdict for Teleflex. Appellants now ask us to grant them a new trial because they claim that the district court improperly instructed the jury on two issues. First, Appellants contend that the district court failed to give the appropriate instruction for determining whether a product is defectively designed. Second, they allege that the district court erred by instructing the jury regarding a Colorado statutory presumption of non-defectiveness.…
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