Legal Opinion
United Fire and Casualty Company v. Whirlpool Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 17, 2013No. 11-15011PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Per curiam
United Fire and Casualty Company (“United Fire”) appeals district court orders excluding the proffered testimony of two expert witnesses and granting Whirlpool Corporation’s (“Whirlpool”) motion for summary judgment on United Fire’s sole claim of relief. United Fire, as subro-gee for Robert and Theresa Corral (the “Corrals”), brought a strict products liability suit against Whirlpool, alleging that a Whirlpool-manufactured clothes dryer caused a June 2008 fire in the Corrals’ home. On appeal, United Fire argues that the district court abused its discretion in finding testimony of its two…
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