POGOR v. MAKITA U.S.A., INC.

No. 96-1753.

135 F.3d 384 (1998)

William POGOR and Janet Pogor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MAKITA U.S.A., INC., a New York corporation and Makita Electric Works, Ltd., a Japanese business entity, jointly and severally, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary T. Nemeth (argued and briefed), James G. Gross (briefed), Gross, Nemeth & Silverman, Detroit, MI, John A. Cothorn, Meganck & Cothorn, Detroit, MI, for Defendants-Appellants.

Kelly A. Kruse (argued and briefed), Norbert B. Leonard, Leonard, Kruse & Zlatopolsky, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Michael J. Gallagher, Brighton, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellee William Pogor.

Kelly A. Kruse (argued and briefed), Norbert B. Leonard, Leonard, Kruse & Zlatopolsky, Bloomfield Hills, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellee Janet Pogor.

Before: NORRIS and BATCHELDER, Circuit Judges; ALDRICH, District Judge.


OPINION

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Makita, U.S.A., Inc., and Makita Electric Works, Ltd. (collectively "Makita"), appeal a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs William and Janet Pogor in this diversity products liability action brought under Michigan law. Makita argues that the district court erred by: (1) failing to grant Makita's motion for a judgment as a matter of law (JNOV) based upon plaintiffs' failure to present sufficient evidence...

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