Legal Opinion
Fred Lauzon v. Senco Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 26, 2001No. 01-1058PublishedCited by 378 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
In December 1997, Fred Lauzon, a carpenter, was injured while using Senco Products, Inc. (“Senco”) bottom-fire pneumatic nailer, model SN2 (“SN2”). Lauzon brought suit for negligence, breach of warranty, manufacturing defect, and design defect against Senco for injuries that arose out of the use of the SN2.
The design of the bottom-fire pneumatic nailer enables it to drive nails by two different means. First, it can drive a single nail when the trigger and the bottom contact point are depressed. Second, it can rapid-fire nails when the operator depresses and holds the…
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