Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit January 23, 1997, 96-1597, 96-1689 (Joseph Rizzo and Margaret Rizzo v. Corning Incorporated and Mr. Coffee, Incorporated)

POSNER, Chief Judge.

Joseph Rizzo and his wife Margaret brought a products liability suit in federal district court under the diversity jurisdiction against the manufacturer of the “Mr. Coffee” coffeemaker and the manufacturer of the glass portion of the eoffeemaker’s carafe. A jury awarded damages of $182,000 to the plaintiffs (a part of the award was to Mrs.