Legal Opinion

Thompson v. Hirano Tecseed Co., Ltd.

District Court, D. Minnesota

Decided May 23, 2005No. 02-CV-1343 (JMR/FLN)Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

ROSENBAUM, Chief Judge.

Defendant, Hirano Tecseed Co., Ltd., seeks summary judgment. For the following reasons, the motion is granted.

I. Background

The Court considers all disputed facts in the light most favorable to plaintiff, Linda Thompson. On June 11, 2001, Ms. Thompson, an employee of third-party defendant, Sheldahl, Inc. (“Sheldahl”), was injured on the job while operating a machine manufactured by defendant, Hirano Tecseed Co., Ltd. (“Hirano”).

The machine was used to laminate parts for flexible electronic circuit boards produced by Sheldahl. In the early 1990s, Sheldahl set out the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Hartnagel v. NormanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. Bilotta v. Kelley Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  5. Germann v. F.L. Smithe MacHine Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1986

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