Legal Opinion
Linda Thompson and Roy Hedbert v. Hirano Tecseed Company, Ltd. v. Sheldahl, Inc., Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 1, 2006No. 05-2813PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Linda Thompson’s arm was crushed as she cleaned an industrial laminator that Hirano Tecseed Company, Ltd. (“Hirano”) manufactured for her employer, Sheldahl, Inc. Thompson and her spouse, Roy Hed-bert, sued Hirano in Minnesota state court, alleging design-defect and failure-to-warn claims. Invoking diversity jurisdiction, Hirano removed the case to federal court, brought a third-party claim against Sheldahl, and moved for summary judgment. The district court granted summary judgment, holding that Hirano did not design the laminator and had no duty to warn of its open and…
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