Legal Opinion
Potter v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 27, 1997No. SC 15457PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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KATZ, J.
This appeal arises from a products liability action brought by the plaintiffs1 against the defendants, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company (Chicago Pneumatic), Stanley Works and Dresser Industries, Inc. (Dresser). The plaintiffs claim that they were injured in the course of their employment as shipyard workers at the General Dynamics Corporation Electric Boat facility (Electric Boat) in Groton as a result of using pneumatic hand tools manufactured by the defendants. Specifically, the plaintiffs allege that the tools were defectively designed because they exposed the plaintiffs to…
2Cases cited149 opinions
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- Barker v. Lull Engineering Co.California Supreme Court · 1978
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