Campbell v. Altec Industries, Inc.

In this product liability action, Ronald J. Campbell, Jr., an employee of Georgia Power Company (“Georgia Power”), seeks damages for the injuries he received while operating an A77-T bucket truck on June 30, 2006. 1 Campbell’s injuries occurred when the bucket truck’s lower boom lift cylinder failed and caused the upper and lower booms to drop, sending the bucket to the ground. The bucket truck was manufactured and sold to Georgia Power by Altec Industries, Inc. (“Altec”). The defective component — the lift cylinder— was manufactured by Texas Hydraulics, Inc. (“THI”) and developed jointly by…