Legal Opinion
Michaels Ex Rel. Estate of Michaels v. Mr. Heater, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided January 30, 2006No. 05-C-0369-CPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CRABB, District Judge.
In this civil action for monetary relief, plaintiff Elizabeth Michaels, proceeding on her own behalf and on behalf of the estate of her late husband, Travis Michaels, brings claims of strict liability, negligence and wrongful death against defendant Mr. Heater, Inc. for its design, manufacture and distribution of an allegedly defective portable propane gas heater. Jurisdiction is present under 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
On the afternoon of March 4, 2002, Daniel Michaels, owner of a business specializing in the delivery of water products, approached his son,…
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- United States v. Marvin BerkowitzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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