Allison v. ITE Imperial Corp.

BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs, James and Carolyn Allison and Tru-Amp Corporation (Tru-Amp), and in-tervenor, Insurance Company of North America (INA), appeal the district court’s summary judgment that Tennessee substantive law (statute of repose) applies to this products liability action, thereby barring their claims. We AFFIRM.

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James Allison, a Mississippi resident, was employed by Tru-Amp, a Mississippi corporation. In the course of his employment, Allison was sent to Brentwood, Tennessee, in 1988 to inspect, clean, and test switch equipment at a South Central Bell (Bell) facility,…