BYLSMA v. BURGER KING CORP.

No. 10-36125.

676 F.3d 779 (2012)

Edward J. BYLSMA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BURGER KING CORPORATION, a Florida corporation and Kaizen Restaurants, Inc., an Oregon corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

January 11, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrin E. Bailey , Anne M. Bremner, Esquire , James Taylor Yand, Esquire , Danford Duncan Grant, Esquire , Stafford Frey Cooper , Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gary M. Bullock , Gary M. Bullock and Associates, P.C., Barry Goehler , Law Office of Barry J. Goehler, Portland, OR, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: M. MARGARET McKEOWN and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges, and BARRY T. MOSKOWITZ, District Judge.


ORDER

Plaintiff-appellant Edward J. Bylsma ("Bylsma") appeals from a final judgment on the pleadings dismissing his diversity action against defendants-appellees Burger King Corp. and Kaizen Restaurants, Inc. (together, "Burger King"). This order certifies to the Supreme Court of Washington the dispositive and unsettled question of Washington state law at issue in this appeal, namely, whether the Washington Product Liability Act ("WPLA") permits relief for emotional...

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