Legal Opinion
Moores v. Sunbeam Products, Inc.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided April 3, 2006No. CIV.05-94-B-WPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
WOODCOCK, District Judge.
Plaintiffs claim that a Sunbeam heating pad ignited an upholstered divan and caused a fire that burned down their house. Viewed in a light most favorable to the Plaintiffs, there is enough evidence the heating pad was defective to survive Defendant’s motion for summary judgment.
I. Factual Background 1
The Plaintiffs, Gerry and Linda Moores, sustained significant property damage to their real and personal property at their Lubec, Maine home as a result of a fire on April 21, 2003. Def.’s Statement of Material Facts at ¶ 1…
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