Legal Opinion

Mullen v. Heinkel Filtering Systems, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 22, 2014No. 13-3512, 13-3513PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Heinkel Filtering Systems, Inc. (Heinkel), and Pepperl & Fuchs, Inc. (Pepperl), appeal from an order of the district court 1 granting Bill and Michelle Mullen’s motion to dismiss without prejudice. Because the district court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.

I

In December 2011, Bill Mullen sustained injuries on the job from a centrifuge manufactured by Heinkel and containing a component part sold and distributed by Pepperl. Mullen and his wife, Michelle, brought suit against Heinkel and Pepperl in Iowa state court, seeking damages based on a products-liability…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Frances Kern v. Txo Production CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  2. Thatcher v. Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  3. New York, C. & St. L. R. Co. v. VardamanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
  4. George Donner v. Alcoa, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  5. Glen HOFFMANN, Appellee, v. ALSIDE, INC., and United States Steel Corporation, AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979

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