Legal Opinion
In re McNeilus Manufacturing Explosion Coordinated Litigation
District Court, D. Maine
Decided May 17, 2019No. Case No. 17-cv-5237-PJS-KMMPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Katherine Menendez, United States Magistrate Judge
This matter is before the Court on Swagelok Company's and San Diego Valve and Fitting Company's ("San Diego Valve") Joint Motion to Certify Question to Minnesota Supreme Court and to Stay Proceedings.1 [ECF No. 131.] For the reasons that follow, Swagelok and San Diego's joint motion is denied.
I. Relevant Factual Background
This is a products-liability case arising out of an explosion that occurred at the McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc., facility in Dodge Center, Minnesota, on January 11, 2017. McNeilus manufactures large trucks for waste…
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