Legal Opinion

Integrity Floorcovering, Inc. v. Broan-Nu Tone LLC

District Court, D. Minnesota

Decided February 26, 2007No. 0:06-cv-00496PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

SCHILTZ, District Judge.

On February 2, 2004, a bathroom ventilation fan manufactured by defendant Broan-Nu Tone LLC (“Broan”) allegedly malfunctioned and caused a fire that damaged a building owned by plaintiff Integrity Flooreovering, Inc. (“Integrity”). Integrity brought this product-liability action against Broan. Broan has moved for summary judgment on the grounds that Integrity’s claims are barred by Minn.Stat. § 541.051, subd. 1(a) (“subdivision 1(a)”), which generally provides a ten-year statute of repose for lawsuits “arising out of the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Thompson-Yaeger, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  2. Esther S. Taylor v. Thomas E. White, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  3. Cape Henry Towers, Inc. v. National Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  4. Calder v. City of CrystalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
  5. Janice S. Hope v. Mirek KlabalCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. W. Va. Pipe Trades Health & Welfare Fund v. Medtronic, Inc.District Court, D. Maine · 2018
  2. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Air Vents, IncDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2021
  3. West Virginia Pipe Trades Health & Welfare Fund v. Medtronic, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2018

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