Thomas v. McDonnell-Douglas Helicopter Co.

67 F.3d 308 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John THOMAS, Ethelen S. Thomas, husband and wife; David C. Cook; Vicki Vaughn-Cook, husband and wife; Homer Hackworth and Lydia Hackworth, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS HELICOPTER COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-15219. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 13, 1995. Decided Sept. 22, 1995. Before: CHOY, BEEZER and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Plaintiffs John and Ethelen Thomas, David C. and Vicki Vaughn-Cook, and Homer and Lydia Hackworth (collectively "Thomas") appeal the district court's grant of judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendant McDonnell-Douglas Helicopter Company ("McDonnell Douglas") following a jury verdict in Thomas' favor. Plaintiffs also appeal the district court's conditional grant of a motion for a new trial. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we reverse.…