Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Norcold, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 22, 2017No. 15-6410PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStranch, J., joined by Gibbons, J.,
GILMAN, J. (pp. 335-38), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge.
This diversity case involves claims that straddle the line between tort and contract *330and requires determination of the scope of Kentucky’s economic loss rule. The damages at issue were incurred when an RV refrigerator manufactured by Norcold overheated and caused a fire that destroyed the RV. The district court held that the economic loss rule as adopted in Kentucky does not prohibit State Farm from bringing a tort claim against Norcold. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Giddings & Lewis, Inc. v. Industrial Risk InsurersKentucky Supreme Court · 2011
- V & M STAR STEEL v. Centimark Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
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