Hopkins v. Afc-Holcroft

DECISION

Before this Court is Kentile Floors, Inc.'s ("Defendant" or "Kentile") Motion for Summary Judgment based upon Rhode Island's Immunity from Liability for Constructors of Improvements to Real Property. G.L. 1956 § 9-1-29. Alan R. Sharp1 and Pearl Hopkins (collectively, "Plaintiffs") object to Defendant's Motion. Based on the foregoing, this Court finds that § 9-1-29 does not insulate Defendant, a manufacturer of a product containing a hazardous substance, from liability as a matter of law. Accordingly, Defendant's Motion is denied. Jurisdiction is pursuant to Super. R. Civ. P. 56 and…