Legal Opinion
Ballarini v. Clark Equipment Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 14, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-3924PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERT F. KELLY, District Judge.
Plaintiff in this products liability case, a forklift operator with over 40 years experience, was operating a forklift at a warehouse in Philadelphia on November 11, 1991 when he stopped the forklift and dismounted to manually pick up a box containing a television. As plaintiff was lifting the box, he looked up and saw the forklift coming at him. The forklift struck and injured plaintiff.
This case followed against defendant, the manufacturer of the forklift, based on a claim that the accident would not have occurred had the forklift come equipped with…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Elliot Fineman the Industry Network System, Inc. v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Dambacher by Dambacher v. MallisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Draper v. Airco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Jerry Keith and Connie Keith v. Truck Stops Corporation of America, John Doe or John Doe Inc. Appeal of Truckstops of America CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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- Nesbitt v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2005
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