Legal Opinion
Sheila Ritchie v. Glidden Company, Ici Paints World-Group and Graco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 27, 2001No. 00-1253PublishedCited by 248 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Sheila Ritchie suffered a paint injection injury while operating airless spray paint equipment that resulted in the eventual amputation of her left index finger. Ritchie brought a products liability action against the manufacturer of the pump, Graco, Inc. (“Graco”), as well as against the owner and supplier of the pump, Glidden Company, ICI Paints World Group (“Glidden”), based on the parties’ failure to warn of the dangerous nature of the high pressure airless pump system. Graco and Glidden moved for summary judgment, arguing that Ritchie had not…
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