Lampe v. Genuine Parts Co.

ORDER

STADTMUELLER, District Judge.

In this diversity action, plaintiff Christopher Lampe (“Lampe”) was injured when a bag of sulfuric acid being carried as cargo ruptured in the truck that he was driving. Lampe alleges that defendant Genuine Parts Company (“Genuine Parts”), whose employees loaded Lampe’s truck with the sulfuric acid, was negligent by failing to load the sulfuric acid in the trailer properly and by failing to provide Lampe with sufficient information regarding the sulfuric acid. Genuine Parts filed a third-party complaint, alleging that third-party defendants Exide, Nu-Way…