Legal Opinion
Griggs v. Bic Corp.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 1, 1994No. Civ. A. 1:CV-90-2125PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CALDWELL, District Judge.
We are considering Plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial under Fed.R.Civ.P. 59 and Defendant’s motion for sanctions under Fed. R.Civ.P. 11. We exercise jurisdiction over this case according to 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
I. Facts and Procedural History
On October 11, 1985, a fire in the apartment of Timothy and Catherine Griggs caused extensive damage and injured their then-ll-month old son, Zachary. The parties agree that Zachary’s stepbrother, Kenneth Hempstead, then almost four-years-old, started the fire. Plaintiffs claim that Kenneth played with a butane lighter he…
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