Legal Opinion
Elizabeth Wilson, Individually and as Mother and Next Friend of Ailsa Debold v. Bradlees of New England, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 25, 1996No. 95-2293PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Ailsa DeBold suffered severe bums after her sweatshirt and T-shirt caught fire. Her mother, Elizabeth Wilson, brought suit for damages — on behalf of Ailsa and Elizabeth— against Union Underwear, Inc., the manufacturer of the garments, Sharkey’s Sportswear, Inc., the wholesaler, Paradise Screen Printing, the printer of the garments’ logos, and Bradlees of New England, Inc., the retailer. After initially refusing to do so, the district court eventually granted summary judgment for all defendants, on the ground that the Flammable Fabrics Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1191, et seq.,…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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