Legal Opinion
David Cummins v. BIC USA, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 14, 2013No. 12-5635PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEAGUE, Circuit Judge. ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Chief Judge.
This products liability action stems, tragically, from severe burn injuries suffered by a three-year old boy. After a nine-day trial, the jury returned a -verdict for the manufacturer of the cigarette lighter that started the injurious fire. The jury found the lighter was not defective or unreasonably dangerous in a way that causally contributed to the injuries. Plaintiff contends on appeal that the trial was unfair because the court (1) allowed inadmissible evidence, and (2) improperly refused to give a jury instruction…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Static Control Components, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
- Nolan v. Memphis City SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
- Tompkin v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by30 opinions
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