Legal Opinion
Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. Bibb & Associates, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 9, 2006No. Nos. WD 64456, WD 64480PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT G. ULRICH, Judge.
This case involves product liability and negligence claims asserted by Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCPL) against Rockwell Automation, Inc. (f/k/a Allen-Bradley Company LLC) based on a defective Troubleshooting Guide and a defective programmable logic controller (PLC). KCPL asserted that defects in the two products caused or contributed to cause a natural gas explosion that destroyed a 12-story boiler at KCPL’s Hawthorn 5 power plant on February 17, 1999. The jury returned a verdict in favor of KCPL for $452,000,000 in damages. It assessed fault at 30% to…
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