Sinai v. Mitchell Books

996 F.2d 1227 21 Media L. Rep. 1691 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Norman SINAI, dba "Mr. Corvette," Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mitchell BOOKS, an unincorporated division of Thomson Publishing Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Motor Books, a Michigan company; Chilton Book Co., a Pennsylvania company; Cascade Automotive Resources, Inc., an Oregon company, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-15442. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 16, 1993. Decided June 23, 1993. Before LAY, * HUG and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellant Norman Sinai, the owner of a Corvette automobile dealership, brought a diversity action against the appellees for alleged errors in certain books concerning emission systems in automobiles. The State of California adopted many of the findings in appellees' books when it instituted emissions standards. Appellant based the suit both on strict liability and negligence theories. The district…