Legal Opinion
Todd v. Societe BIC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 2, 1993No. 92-1201PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK A. KAUFMAN, Senior District Judge.
This case arises out of a tragedy in which twenty-three month old Tiffany Todd was killed in a fire started by another child, four year old Cori Smith. The fire occurred on March 27, 1988, at the home shared by the Todd and Smith families in Earleville, Illinois.. Cori started the fire with a green BIC lighter manufactured by defendants which she found on a table in the living room.
At the time of the fire, the Todd family consisted of parents Rodney Todd, Sr. and Darlene Todd, and children Rodney Todd, Jr., Tiffany Todd, and Anya Rossi. The Smith family…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Suvada v. White Motor Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Anna M. Juarez v. Ameritech Mobile Communications, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Coney v. J. L. G. Industries, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1983
- Winnett v. WinnettIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
- La Preferida, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Cerveceria Modelo, S.A. De C v. a Mexican CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Rodney Todd, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Tiffany Todd v. Societe Bic, S.A., and Bic CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Rodney Todd, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Tiffany Todd v. Societe Bic, S.A., and Bic CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Rodney Todd, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Tiffany Todd v. Societe Bic, S.A., and Bic CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Todd v. Societe BicCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993