Sherri Deem v. the William Powell Company

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

SHERRI L. DEEM, individually and as No. 20-35165 Personal Representative for the estate of Thomas A. Deem, D.C. No. deceased, 3:17-cv-05965- Plaintiff-Appellant, BHS

v. OPINION

THE WILLIAM POWELL COMPANY;

JOHN CRANE, INC.; CROSBY VALVE,

LLC; INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Benjamin H. Settle, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted September 2, 2021 Seattle, Washington

Filed April 29, 2022

Before: M. Margaret McKeown and Ronald M. Gould, Circuit Judges, and Jed S. Rakoff, * District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Gould

* The Honorable Jed S. Rakoff, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation. SUMMARY **

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