Legal Opinion
Juan Suarez v. W.M. Barr & Company, Incorpora
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 22, 2016No. 15-3602PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Juan Suarez used Goof Off, an extremely flammable product made by W.M. Barr, to remove paint from a basement floor. While doing so, a fire erupted in the basement and severely burned him. Juan and his wife sued Barr, alleging failure to warn and defective design under Illinois law. The Suarezes appeal the district judge’s grant of summary judgment -in Barr’s favor.
We conclude that the district judge appropriately rejected the Suarezes’ failure-to-warn claim. The warning label on the Goof Off can adequately identified the product’s principal hazards, as well as the…
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