Legal Opinion
Hall v. GE Plastic Pacific PTE Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 4, 2003No. 02-20377PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Clifton HaH, Jr. (“Hall”), the plaintiff-appellant, brought a personal injury lawsuit, in Texas state court, against GE Plastic Pacific PTE Limited and General Electric Company (collectively, “GE”) claiming GE had manufactured an extension cord that was aHegedly the cause of a fire in which Hah was severely burned. The matter was removed to federal court and then referred to a magistrate judge. GE moved for summary judgment based on judicial estoppel. The magistrate judge applied federal law and recommended granting GE’s motion. After de novo review, the district court…
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