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BAKER v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 95-1604.

86 F.3d 811 (1996)

Kenneth Lee BAKER; Steven Robert Baker, by next friend, Melissa Thomas, Appellees, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Appellant. The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 14, 1996.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied July 24, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Starr, Washington, DC, argued (Paul T. Cappuccio, Steven G. Bradbury, Gerald F. Masoudi, Richard A. Bowman, David R. Kelly, James W. Halabrooks, Jr., Steven L. Reitenour, Robert M. Lewis, Maynard L. Timm and Richard A. Cordray, on the brief), for appellant.

James W. Jeans, Platte City, MO, argued (Robert L. Langdon, J. Kent Emison and Carter J. Ross, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BEAM, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and ALSOP, District Judge.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied July 24, 1996.*

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

In this products liability action, General Motors Corporation (GM) appeals a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs for 11.3 million dollars. GM argues that the district court erred in: (1) entering a discovery sanction against it; (2) instructing the jury on punitive damages; and (3) allowing a former GM employee to testify at deposition and...

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