Palmer v. VECO Inc.

68 F.3d 481 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Carroll D. PALMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VECO, INC., an Alaska corporation; Veco, Inc.; William T. Kenyon, an individual; Little Pucker, M/V, Official No. D594248; Seley Corporation; S.C. 262, M/V, Official No. D563795, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35958. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 9, 1995. Decided Oct. 13, 1995. Before: HALL, WIGGINS, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 This action was instituted by Carroll Palmer on behalf of her now deceased husband Donald Palmer for injuries Mr. Palmer allegedly suffered in two separate accidents while working on the clean up of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The district court granted three motions in limine excluding as inadmissible hearsay all of Ms. Palmer's evidence on key issues. It then denied as moot Mr. Kenyon's motion for summary judgment, but entered judgment in his favor. 1 3 Two issues remain for…