Weaver v. Georg Karl Geka Brush

Plaintiffs Linda and David Weaver brought a personal injury suit against defendant Georg Karl Geka Brush, GmbH, a German corporation, and its employee Otto Schell, * claiming that Linda Weaver was injured as a result of Schell’s design of a machine and Georg Karl Geka Brush, GmbH, was vicariously liable. Plaintiffs also attempted to join Liberty Mutual Insurance Company as a party plaintiff alleging that it was a real party in interest because it had made workers’ compensation payments to Linda Weaver and claimed a lien on any recovery. The jury found that defendant was not negligent. On…