Moore v. Toshiba International Corp.

OPINION

HAIRE, Judge.

In this appeal, we are required to determine whether the trial court correctly ruled that the plaintiff/appellant’s claim was barred by the applicable statute of limitations. The plaintiff’s injury arose out of and in the course of her employment and, accordingly, was covered by worker’s compensation insurance under Arizona law.

The plaintiff elected to pursue her remedy against the alleged third-party tortfeasor, appellee Toshiba International Corporation (Toshiba). She claimed that Toshiba, as the manufacturer of a defective microwave oven which caused her bum injury, was…