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YAMAHA MOTOR CORP., U. S. A. v. CALHOUN

No. 94-1387.

516 U.S. 199 (1996)

YAMAHA MOTOR CORP., U. S. A., et al. v. CALHOUN et al., individually and as ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF CALHOUN, DECEASED

United States Supreme Court.

Decided January 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Bartlett III argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Jonathan Dryer, William R. Hoffman, and Francis P. Manchisi.

Paul A. Engelmayer argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Days, Assistant Attorney General Hunger, Deputy Solicitor General Bender, David V. Hutchinson, and Edward Himmelfarb.

Alan B. Morrison argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were William J. Taylor and Timothy R. Chapin.*

Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Justice Ginsburg, delivered the opinion of the Court.

Twelve-year-old Natalie Calhoun was killed in a jet ski accident on July 6, 1989. At the time of her death, she was vacationing with family friends at a beach-front resort in Puerto Rico. Alleging that the jet ski was defectively designed or made, Natalie's parents sought to recover from the manufacturer pursuant to state survival and wrongful-death statutes. The manufacturer...

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