Legal Opinion
Low v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided February 14, 2011No. Civil Action 09-72-ARTPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
AMUL R. THAPAR, District Judge.
One day after he bought his new miter saw, Rob Low noticed something. When he lowered the saw to commence cutting, it “hung up” and required him to force the saw past the hang-up point. The jury gets to decide whether this proves the saw had a manufacturing defect — and whether that defect was a “substantial factor” in Low’s injury. The defendants’ motion for summary judgment is denied in part.
BACKGROUND
On April 15, 2007, Rob Low bought a Rexon sliding compound miter saw, R. 1, Attach. 4 at 2. He brought it home, sealed in an undamaged…
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