Carl Weeks v. Remington Arms Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
The appeal in this diversity case presents three questions: (1) was appellant’s strict liability claim barred by the ten-year limitation period of Georgia’s Products Liability Act, Code Ga.Ann. § 51-1-11 (1982); (2) did the district court correctly direct a verdict in favor of appellee on appellant’s negligence claims; and (3) was appellee required to produce files concerning other alleged failures of its product. We agree with the district court that the Georgia statute time-bars appellant’s strict liability claim. However, we hold that the district court erred…
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