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BONILLA v. YAMAHA MOTORS CORP.

No. 90-1811.

955 F.2d 150 (1992)

Jorge L. BONILLA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. YAMAHA MOTORS CORP., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 31, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvaro R. Calderon, Jr. with whom Law Offices of Alvaro R. Calderon, Jr., Hato Rey, P.R., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Jose Luis Ubarri with whom Law Offices of Benjamin Acosta, Jr., San Juan, P.R., was on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge, BROWN, and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge:

Jorge Bonilla brought this product liability action against Yamaha Motors Corporation to recover for injuries he incurred in a motorcycle accident. Bonilla alleged that a design defect in the braking mechanism of Yamaha's FJ1100 motorcycle caused his accident.1 After a nine-day jury trial, the jury found that a design defect did exist, but that this defect...

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