Legal Opinion
Rush v. Stihl, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided March 17, 2020No. 3:17-cv-00915Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN DIVISION MELVIN RUSH PLAINTIFF V. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17-CV-915-DPJ-FKB STIHL, INC., ET AL. DEFENDANTS ORDER Plaintiff Melvin Rush sued several STIHL entities in this products-liability case involving a 26-year-old chainsaw that allegedly exploded while he was using it. The STIHL entities are part of a family of companies that perform various tasks in the design, manufacture, distribution, and sale of STIHL-branded products, such as the subject chainsaw. For the second time in this case, four of those defendants challenge…
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