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PIPER v. BEAR MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

No. 1 CA-CV 91-0457.

180 Ariz. 170 (1993)

883 P.2d 407

Fred PIPER, individually and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Ila M. Piper, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BEAR MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department E.

Review Denied November 1, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden by Daniel J. Stoops, Flagstaff, for defendant-appellant.

Meyer, Vucichevich & Burns by Rad L. Vucichevich, Annette T. Burns and Bonn, Luscher, Padden & Wilkins, Chartered by Randall D. Wilkins, Phoenix, for plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

VOSS, Presiding Judge.

Bear Medical Systems, Inc. ("Bear") appeals from the judgment following a jury trial in a products liability action brought by Fred Piper, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Ila Piper. We hold in this opinion that reasonably foreseeable modifications of a product will not bar recovery against the manufacturer. However, the manufacturer's conduct in this case was insufficient to justify a punitive damages...

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