Land, Charles v. Yamaha Motor Corp

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604

December 10, 2001

Before

Hon. JOEL M. FLAUM, Chief Judge

Hon. RICHARD A. POSNER, Circuit Judge

Hon. DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge

CHARLES LAND and APRIL LAND, ] ] Appeal from the United Plaintiffs-Appellants, ] States District Court for ] the Southern District of ] Indiana, Indianapolis Division. No. 01-2025 v. ] ] No. IP00-0220C-HG YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A., ] and YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD., ] ] David F. Hamilton, Defendants-Appellees. ] Judge.

ORDER

The opinion issued in the above-entitled case on November 29, 2001, is hereby amended as follows:

On Page 2, in the first paragraph lines 2 through 6 should now read:

exploded and caused Land permanent back injury. The plaintiffs contend that the WaveRunner was defective in design: it allowed fuel fumes to accumulate in the hull of the boat, posing serious risk of fire upon ignition. The WaveRunner was in substantially the