United States First Circuit

In a claim that a van had been defectively designed, 1) it was not plain error for the district court to enter judgment upon verdicts indicating liability for negligence but not for strict liability, and 2) evidence allowed jury to find that defendant was negligent in not equipping the van with shoulder belts, as well as proximate causation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/14/2002
• Published 11/14/2002

Judges

• BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge., Before LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Howard B. Myers with whom Carolyn Cole Durst, Myers Associates, PLLC, Michael Hoenig, Roger Arentzen, Miriam Skolnik, and Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C. were on brief for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alan L. Cantor with whom Edward M. Swartz, David P. Angueira, and Swartz & Swartz were on brief for appellees.