Cioni, Matthew v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN MATTHEW J. CIONI, Plaintiff, OPINION and ORDER v. 23-cv-302-jdp SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., Defendant. Plaintiff Matthew J. Cioni, proceeding without counsel, alleges that his father’s Samsung cellphone caught fire while it was charging, which killed him as he slept. I allowed Cioni to proceed against defendant Samsung Electronics America, Inc. on Wisconsin-law strict design defect and negligent design claims. Samsung America moves for summary judgment. Dkt. 53. There’s no evidence that Cioni’s father’s cellphone…