prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,888 Fred Matthews, Elias Satola, Paul Bjazevich, Plaintiffs-Appellants/cross v. Hyster Company, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellants. Fred Matthews, Elias Satola, Paul Bjazevich, Plaintiffs-Appellants/cross v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Hyster Company, Inc., Defendant- Appellee/cross-Appellants

854 F.2d 1166 Prod.Liab.Rep.(CCH)P 11,888 Fred MATTHEWS, Elias Satola, Paul Bjazevich, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross- Appellees, v. HYSTER COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellants. Fred MATTHEWS, Elias Satola, Paul Bjazevich, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross- Appellees, v. LYKES BROTHERS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Hyster Company, Inc., Defendant- Appellee/Cross-Appellants. Nos. 87-5796, 87-5844. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 2, 1988 * . Decided Aug. 17, 1988. 1 Rodney C. Pranin, Julie Sullwold Hernandez, Pranin & Muldoon, Wilmington, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants/cross-appellees. 2 J. Michael Crowe, Ann Kough, Crowe and Day, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee/cross-appellants. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 4 Before GOODWIN, HALL, Circuit Judges, and SCHNACKE, ** District Judge. SCHNACKE, District Judge: I STATEMENT OF THE CASE 5 Plaintiffs (appellants/cross-appellees) appeal from a directed verdict in favor of defendant Hyster Company, Inc. Hyster (appellees/cross-appellants) appeals from the admission of evidence of subsequent design modifications made to the relevant machine.…