Pam Transport v. Freightliner Corporation

57 F.3d 746 PAM TRANSPORT, an Arkansas corporation; Andrew Mertyris, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; TRW Ross Gear, a division of TRW, Inc., an Ohio corporation; John Does I through X; Black Corporations I through X; White Partnerships I through X, Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-16059. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 1, 1993. Submission Withdrawn May 23, 1994. Resubmitted May 8, 1995. Decided June 9, 1995. 1 William G. Caravetta and Donald R. Wilson, Struckmeyer & Wilson, Phoenix, AZ, for plaintiffs-appellants. 2 Paul J. Mooney, E.J. Kotalik, Jr., Fennemore Craig and David C. Auther, Bowman & Brooke, Phoenix, AZ, for defendants-appellees. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. 4 Before: KOZINSKI and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and KELLEHER, * District Judge. KELLEHER, District Judge: 5 PAM Transport and Andrew Mertyris appeal from the district court's order granting Freightliner Corporation's motion for judgment on the pleadings. Based on the response of the Arizona Supreme Court to our certified question, we affirm. 6 * On November 28, 1988,…