Hackel v. National Feeds, Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM M. CONLEY, District Judge.

This lawsuit concerns allegedly defective mink feed. Plaintiff John Hackel raises mink and asserts various state law claims against National Feeds, Inc., which sold the feed to Hackel, its insurer Ohio Casualty Insurance Co., United Pet Foods, Inc., which manufactured the feed, and its insurer Cincinnati Insurance Co. For ease, the court will refer to defendant National Feeds and its insurer as “National” and defendant United Pet Foods and its insurer as “United.” Both sets of defendants have asserted cross claims against the other.

Before the…