Legal Opinion
Cooper v. OLD WILLIAMSBURG CANDLE CORP.
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided August 21, 2009No. 6:08-cv-00386PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
VIRGINIA M. HERNANDEZ COVINGTON, District Judge.
Defendant, Old Williamsburg Candle Corporation (“OWC”) has moved for summary judgment (the “Motion,” Doc. 50) on April Cooper’s claims of strict products liability, breach of implied warranty of merchantability, and negligence. While Cooper has responded to the Motion only on the claim of strict liability, the Court will fully consider and rule on each of OWC’s arguments.
This action arises from an accident in June 2007, in which Cooper was burned by a citronella candle manufactured by OWC. Cooper suffered serious burns to 11 % of her body.…
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