Legal Opinion

Mwesigwa Ex Rel. Mwesigwa v. Dap, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 28, 2011No. 10-1821PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Michael Mwesigwa died in an accident involving DAP Weldwood Gel Formula Contact Cement. His wife, Nicole Mwesigwa, sued DAP, Inc. on behalf of herself and the decedent’s minor children, S.M. and M.M. (the appellants are referred to collectively as the “Mwesigwas”). The district court 2 granted summary judgment in favor of DAP, and the Mwesigwas appeal. We affirm.

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DAP Weldwood Gel Formula Contact Cement, a construction adhesive, exhibits warnings on the can and the lid. The lid instructs, “WARNING! FLAMMABLE! VAPORS HARMFUL AND MAY CAUSE FLASH FIRE” and “BEFORE USE TURN…

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