DILONE v. ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP.

No. 98-439-Appeal.

755 A.2d 818 (2000)

Ruben DILONE v. ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Filippo, Providence, for plaintiff.

Paul A. Anderson, James A. Ruggieri, Carol Nicholson Glick, Providence, for defendant.

Present: WEISBERGER, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This appeal arises from a products liability action in which the plaintiff, Ruben Dilone (Dilone), suffered severe injuries when he opened a bottle of Veryfine juice that was defective and shattered in his hands. A jury returned a $75,000 award in favor of Dilone. Dilone subsequently filed a motion for a new trial, or in the alternative an additur, on the ground that the award for pain and suffering was inadequate. The trial justice ordered...

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