Legal Opinion
Booth v. Black & Decker, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 12, 2001No. CIV. A. 98-6352PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LOWELL A. REED, Jr., District Judge.
Defendant, Black & Decker, Inc., has moved for summary judgment in this products liability case. The motion hinges on the admissibility of plaintiffs’ expert testimony concerning whether a toaster oven manufactured by Black & Decker was the cause of a fire that severely damaged plaintiffs’ home. Upon consideration of the motion, plaintiffs’ response, and the evidentiary record, including the testimony of plaintiffs’ expert at Daubert hearings on January 4 and 10, 2001, the motion of defendants will be granted.
Background
On September 13, 1996, the…
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