Cassidy v. China Vitamins, LLC

¶ 1 Plaintiff Martin Cassidy filed this product liability action seeking damages for injuries he sustained when a flexible bulk container ripped and caused a stacked container to fall on him. The trial court dismissed the product liability action against defendant China Vitamins, LLC (China Vitamins), pursuant to the statutory provision that allows a nonmanufacturing defendant that identifies the product manufacturer to be dismissed from a strict liability in tort claim.

¶ 2 Eventually, the trial court entered a default judgment against defendant Taihua Group Shanghai Taiwei Trading Company…