Fenton v. Sterling Plumbing Group, Inc.

21 F.3d 1113 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Bryant FENTON; Barbara J. Fenton, individually, and the marital community composed thereof, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STERLING PLUMBING GROUP, INC., a foreign corporation; and John Does One Through Four, Defendants-Appellants. No. 92-36946. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 3, 1994. Decided April 8, 1994. Before: GOODWIN, SCHROEDER and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Sterling Plumbing appeals, following a bench trial, the court's judgment that Sterling is liable under Alabama product liability law 1 and its award of damages in favor of Bryant Fenton in the amount of $390,204.29. The district court found (1) that the box Fenton was unloading when he fell was unreasonably dangerous, and (2) that Fenton's injuries were reasonably foreseeable. Sterling contends these findings are clearly erroneous. Sterling alternatively contends that the district court erred in awarding…