JONES v. RYOBI, LTD.

No. 93-2719.

37 F.3d 423 (1994)

Jennifer JONES, Appellant, v. RYOBI, LTD; A.B. Dick Corporation, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 12, 1994.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fritz Faerber, Belleville, IL, argued (Fritz G. Faerber and Charles R. Scanlon, on the brief), for appellant.

James W. Reeves, St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellee A.B. Dick.

John Galvin III, St. Louis, MO, argued (G. Keith Phoenix, John E. Galvin and Mark A. Smith, on the brief), for appellee Ryobi, Ltd.

Before FAGG, Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and LOKEN, Circuit Judge.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Jennifer Jones was employed at Business Cards Tomorrow (BCT) as the operator of a small printing press known as an offset duplicator. Jones seriously injured her left hand when she caught it in the moving parts of the press. Alleging negligence and strict product liability for defective design, Jones brought this diversity lawsuit against Ryobi, Ltd. (the manufacturer) and A.B. Dick Corporation (the distributor). At trial, Jones dropped her negligence...

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