Legal Opinion

Cook v. Culbro Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 25, 2002No. 01-35070, 02-35090; D.C. No. CV-98-00669-HAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM *

After a disposable cigarette fighter exploded and blinded her right eye, Delores Cook (“Cook”) filed suit against the manufacturer and distributor of the cigarette fighter, along with the manufacturer of the cigarettes that had been packaged with the fighter. Cook appeals the summary judgment based on Oregon’s two-year statute of limitations. The defendants appeal the district court’s order extending time to file the notice of appeal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and affirm the judgment and order.

I. Notice of Appeal

The defendants contend that Cook filed an…

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