Legal Opinion
Cigna Insurance v. OY Saunatec, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 16, 2001No. 99-1912, 399-1964PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
On March 18, 1997, the Waltham Racquet Club suffered severe damage from a fire that began on the sauna heater located in its men’s sauna room. Its insurer, Cig-na Insurance Company, later instituted this subrogation action against OY Sauna-tec, Ltd., the manufacturer of the sauna heater, alleging that Saunatec had negligently designed the heater, negligently failed to warn, and breached its implied warranty of merchantability. Saunatec appeals and Cigna cross-appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding in favor of Cigna on its negligence claims and in favor…
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