Towner v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant Grand Trunk Western Railroad (“GTW”) appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment to the Third Party Defendants-Appellees Lakestates Workplace Solutions (“Lakestates”) and Steelcase, Inc. (“Steelcase”). At issue is whether there was sufficient evidence to deny summary judgment on GTW’s claims of negligence for failure to warn and of breach of implied warranty with respect to manufacturing defects. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.

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Plaintiff Brenda Towner (“Plaintiff’), a clerical employee of GTW, filed her…