Western Innovations, Inc. v. Sonitrol Corp.

Opinion by

Judge J. JONES.

Plaintiffs, Western Innovations, Inc. (Western), Tartan Products Company (Tartan), Randy Overly, United Fire & Casualty (United), and Union Insurance Company (Union), appeal the district court's dismissal and summary judgment in favor of defendant, Sonitrol Corporation (Sonitrol), on their claims for negligence. We affirm.

I. Background

Western and Core-Mark International, Inc. (Core-Mark) leased separate but adjacent spaces in a warehouse owned by Prim Upland Distribution Center Associates, LLC (Prim). The two spaces were separated by a firewall. Tartan and Overly…