Legal Opinion

Singleton v. Ark. Hous. Auths Prop. & Cas. Self-Insured Fund, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 19, 2019No. Nos. 18-1826; 18-1874; 18-1932PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRASZ, Circuit Judge.

*833Marilyn Beavers ("Beavers") and her four children tragically died from smoke inhalation as a result of a kitchen fire in their apartment in Jacksonville, Arkansas. The administrators of their estates sued all of the following: (1) the Jacksonville Housing Authority ("JHA"), along with its director and its insurer, alleging they failed to equip the apartment with a working smoke alarm; (2) the manufacturer of the smoke alarm, alleging the smoke alarm in the apartment was defective and failed to sound during the fire; and (3) the City of Jacksonville, its fire department,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Neal v. Sparks Regional Medical CenterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
  5. Jassmine D. Adams v. Toyota Motor CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  5. Fuller v. Ethicon, Inc.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2020

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