Legal Opinion
Bethie Pride v. Bic Corporation Societe Bic, S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 7, 2000No. 98-6422PublishedCited by 234 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Bethie Pride sued the defendants, BIC Corporation and So-ciete BIC, S.A. (BIC), the marketers of the BIC J-6 fixed flame model cigarette lighter, 1 for the death of her late husband, Carl L. Pride. Mr. Pride sustained fatal third-degree burns after one of the J-6 model lighters allegedly first failed to extinguish, causing his clothing to ignite, and then exploded, peppering him with isobutane fluid that fueled the conflagration that killed him. Although the case was originally scheduled for jury trial on April 14, 1998, the district court…
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