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CAVANAUGH v. SKIL CORP.

751 A.2d 564 (1999)

331 N.J. Super. 134

Ronald J. CAVANAUGH, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. SKIL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph DiRienzo, Sr. and Joseph DiRienzo, Jr., Fanwood, for defendant-appellant (DiRienzo & Wallerstein, attorneys; Mr. DiRienzo, Sr. and Mr. DiRienzo, Jr., on the brief).

Bruce H. Zamost, Moorestown, for plaintiff-respondent (Colton, Stein & Zamost, attorneys; Mr. Zamost, on the brief).

Eric J. Ludwig, Lawrenceville, for amicus curiae The Association of Trial Lawyers of America—New Jersey (Stark & Stark, attorneys; Mr. Ludwig and Michael G. Donahue, on the brief).

Herrick, Feinstein, Princeton, for amicus curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. (Hugh F. Young, Jr., of the Virginia Bar, Reston, VA, of counsel; Ronald J. Levine, Hackensack and Patrick E. Bradley, New York City, on the brief).

Before Judges KING, WALLACE and NEWMAN.

The opinion of the court was delivered by KING, P.J.A.D.

I

Defendant Skil Corporation appeals a $200,155.20 judgment entered upon a jury verdict in this product liability case. Plaintiff, a carpenter, lost one toe and severely damaged another after he had placed down a Skilsaw portable circular saw which "travelled" eighteen inches across the subfloor of a house that plaintiff was framing and ran over his right...

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