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GLOVER v. BIC CORP.

Nos. 91-35793, 91-35584.

987 F.2d 1410 (1993)

Patsy S. GLOVER, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Guy Weaver, (deceased), Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The BIC CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant. Patsy S. GLOVER, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Guy Weaver, (deceased), Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The BIC CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 26, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Jolles and Evelyn Conroy Sparks, Jolles, Sokol & Bernstein, Portland, OR, for plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant.

Robert J. Stumpf Jr., Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, San Francisco, CA, and Steven O. Rosen, Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen, Portland, OR, for defendant-appellant-cross-appellee.

Before BEEZER, NOONAN and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

BIC Corporation appeals the entry of judgment resulting from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Patsy S. Glover for $36,048 in general damages and $1,300,000 in punitive damages. Glover's claims arose from the death of her father allegedly caused by a defective BIC lighter. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988), and we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a new trial.

Plaintiff Patsy S. Glover, as personal...

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