Jack et al v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec LLC et al

Filing 804

MINUTE ORDER re: #791 Jury Verdict. The jury reached a verdict on Plaintiffs Leslie Jack and David Jack's product liability design defect claims and product liability failure-to-warn claims, but did not reach a verdict on Plaintiffs' negligence claims. The court therefore declares a MISTRIAL on Plaintiffs' negligence claims. Authorized by Judge James L. Robart. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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LESLIE JACK, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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CASE NO. C17-0537JLR
MINUTE ORDER

v.
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BORG-WARNER MORSE TEC,
LLC, et al.,

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Defendants.

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The following minute order is made by the direction of the court, the Honorable
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James L. Robart:
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The court has received the verdict of the jury. (Jury Verdict (Dkt. # 791).) The
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jury reached a verdict on Plaintiffs Leslie Jack and David Jack’s (collectively,
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“Plaintiffs”) product liability design defect claims and product liability failure-to-warn
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claims, but did not reach a verdict on Plaintiffs’ negligence claims. (Id. at 2.) The court
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therefore declares a MISTRIAL on Plaintiffs’ negligence claims. See California v. Altus
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Fin. S.A., 540 F.3d 992, 1005 (9th Cir. 2008) (“If the answered verdict forms do not

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dispose of all the issues submitted to the jury, the court must either resubmit the

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unanswered verdicts to the same jury or declare a mistrial with respect to the unresolved

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issues.”).

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Filed and entered this 25th day of October, 2018.

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WILLIAM M. MCCOOL
Clerk of Court

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s/ Ashleigh Drecktrah
Deputy Clerk

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