American Home Assurance Company v. Makita Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. CAUSE NO. 3:21cv252 DRL MAKITA CORPORATION OF AMERICA et al., Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER On March 12, 2019, a fire broke out at a Forest River manufacturing facility. American Home Assurance Company, a subrogee of Forest River, says a lithium-ion battery from a Makita power drill is to blame. American sued both Makita Corporation of America and Makita U.S.A., Inc. under Indiana’s Product Liability Act. The two companies (called Makita today for short) seek to exclude…