Legal Opinion
Hatch v. Trail King Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 29, 2011No. 10-2153PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
A jury rejected both the negligence and the breach of the implied warranty of merchantability claims brought by the plaintiffs, Dean Hatch and his wife, after Hatch was severely injured at work and left paralyzed from his chest down. Hatch did not bring this suit against his employer, Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (“ADS”); it may be he was restricted to an exclusive workers’ compensation remedy. See Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, §§ 23-24; Roberts v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., 599 F.3d 73, 77 (1st Cir.2010).
Rather, he brought suit against Trail King Industries, Inc., the company…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Back v. Wickes Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Hunt v. BlasiusIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Jeffrey Kassel v. Gannett Co., Inc., D/B/A "Usa Today,"Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Michalko v. Cooke Color & Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Colter v. Barber-Greene Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Pagán-Colón v. Walgreens of San Patricio, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Bamberg v. Goldman, Sachs & Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
- Hatch v. Trail King Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
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- Smith v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2023
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