The Pillsbury Co. v. West Carrollton Parchment

I. OVERVIEW

Pillsbury Company, Inc. (“Pillsbury”) challenges the district court’s order granting summai’y judgment for West Carroll-ton Parchment Company, Inc. (West Carrollton) on Pillsbury’s claims that West Carrollton negligently manufactured pie crust dividers and then negligently failed to warn Pillsbury of the danger the pie crust dividers posed to Pillsbury’s pie crust. Because there are genuine issues of material fact in dispute, the district court’s summary judgment order is REVERSED.

II. BACKGROUND 1

Pillsbury manufactured frozen pie crusts which were sold in stacks of two with a wax…