Flight International, Inc. v. Allied Signal, Inc., Allied Signal, Inc., a Delaware Corporation

59 F.3d 175 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALLIED SIGNAL, INC., Allied Signal, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-55289. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 8, 1995. Decided June 20, 1995. Before: FLETCHER, WIGGINS, FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * OVERVIEW 2 Allied-Signal, Inc. appeals the trial court's denial of its motions under Rules 50 and 59 on the issue of causation and its Rule 59 motion on the issue of plaintiff's negligence. In this appeal, we consider (1) whether expert testimony was necessary to prove causation in a product liability action where an admittedly defective jet engine failed during takeoff and the plane crashed shortly thereafter, and (2) whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant the defendant a new trial on the issue of plaintiff's negligence. 3 The district court had diversity…