Legal Opinion
United States v. Spectrum Brands, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided November 17, 2016No. 15-cv-371-wmcPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM M. CONLEY, District Judge
Between 2008 and 2012, Applica Consumer Products, Inc. (“Applica”), received roughly 1,600 reports from U.S. consumers that the carafes distributed as part of its Black & Decker SpaceMaker line of coffeemakers were suddenly cracking, separating and breaking at the handle. Some of these handle failures included reports of burns and lacerations. By virtue of its acquisition of Applica’s parent company in 2010 and eventual merger with Applica in 2014, the defendant, Spectrum Brands, Inc., assumed legal responsibility for Ap-plica’s obligation, if…
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