Bouchard v. American Orthodontics

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs William Bouchard and Karen Bouchard, individually and for William, and Richard Reitchel, individually and for Anastasia Reitchel, appeal from an order entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Chandler, J.) granting a summary judgment on their products liability claims in favor of defendant American Orthodontics. Plaintiffs contend that a summary judgment was precluded by the existence of genuine issues of material fact. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment.

In 1988 a licensed orthodontist, using wires and brackets supplied by American Orthodontics,…