Lewis v. American Cyanamid Co.

Plaintiff, Peter Lewis, was burned in an explosion that occurred while he was using two Combat Room Foggers manufactured by co-defendant United Industries Corp. (United) and sold by co-defendant American Cyanamid Co. (American). He brought failure-to-wam, manufacturing-defect, and design-defect claims against both defendants. The Law Division dismissed plaintiffs failure-to-warn claim, holding it was preempted by the Federal *551Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodentia Act (“FIFRA”). 7 U.S.C. §§ 136-136y. A jury rejected plaintiffs manufacturing-defect claim, but awarded him damages on his…