Estabrook v. Mazak Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FORT WAYNE DIVISION BRADLEY A. ESTABROOK, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Cause No. 1:16-CV-87-HAB ) MAZAK CORPORATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER AND OPINION On March 2, 2020, the Indiana Supreme Court dealt Plaintiff’s case a considerable blow. Responding to this Court’s certified question, that court concluded that the Indiana Product Liability Act (“IPLA”), Indiana Code § 34-20-3-1, contains a ten-year statute of repose “that cannot be extended by a manufacturer’s post-delivery repair, refurbishment, or reconstruction of the disputed product.”…