Legal Opinion
Bic Pen Corp. v. Carter
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided August 18, 2005No. 13-03-560-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice GARZA.
This is a products liability case. Six-year-old Brittany Carter sustained third-degree burns to over 55 percent of her body when her five-year-old brother Jonas accidently set fire to her dress using a model J-26 lighter made by Bic Pen Corporation. Brittany’s mother, Janace Carter, sued Bic as next friend of Brittany, claiming Brittany’s injuries were caused by manufacturing and design defects in the lighter. The jury found for the plaintiff. It found three million dollars in actual damages, and after finding that Bic acted with malice, it found an additional…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Formosa Plastics Corp. USA v. Presidio Engineers and Contractors, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1998
- Kindred v. Con/Chem, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
- American Tobacco Co., Inc. v. GrinnellTexas Supreme Court · 1997
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Formosa Plastics Corp., USA v. Kajima International, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2006
- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Editorial Caballero, S.A. De C.V., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2006
- Dal-Chrome Co. v. Brenntag Southwest, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2006
- Bic Pen Corp. v. Carter Ex Rel. CarterTexas Supreme Court · 2008
- BIC Pen Corp. v. Carter Ex Rel. CarterTexas Supreme Court · 2011
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