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CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO. v. TRZCINSKI

1941615.

682 So.2d 17 (1996)

CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY v. Robert TRZCINSKI.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

July 12, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Daigle, Jr. of Seale Macaluso Daigle & Ross, Hammond, LA; Michael A. Florie of Starnes & Atchison, Birmingham, for Appellant.

Kenneth J. Mendelsohn of Jemison & Mendelsohn, P.C., Montgomery, for Appellee.

ALMON, Justice.

Cessna Aircraft Company appeals from a judgment entered by the Montgomery County Circuit Court on a jury verdict in Robert Trzcinski's action for damages under the Alabama Extended Manufacturer's Liability Doctrine (AEMLD). The jury awarded Trzcinski $2.5 million in compensatory damages for the injuries he suffered and the medical expenses he incurred in an airplane crash. The jury also awarded $500,000 in punitive damages for Cessna's alleged wanton...

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