Legal Opinion
Benedict v. Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 6, 2018No. 2:17-cv-00109PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert E. Payne, Senior United States District Judge
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Robert Benedict's MOTION FOR
*788SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF No. 52). The motion was granted by ORDER (ECF No. 221) dated November 27, 2017. This Memorandum Opinion sets out the reasoning for having done so.
I. BACKGROUND
In this products liability action, Robert Benedict sues Hankook Tire Company Limited ("HTCL") and Hankook Tire America Corporation ("HTAC") for the production and distribution of an allegedly defective tire. Benedict seeks summary judgment as to Defendants' affirmative defense of contributory…
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