Legal Opinion
Travelers Property & Casualty Corp. v. General Electric Co
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 26, 2001No. Civ.A. 3:98CV50(SRU)PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION IN LIMINE
UNDERHILL, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Travelers Property and Casualty Corporation (“Travelers”), as subrogee to the rights of its insureds, brought this action against the General Electric Company (“GE”) to recover damages and other relief in connection with twenty-three fires allegedly caused by a design defect in certain GE clothes dryers.
On or about July 19, 1999, the plaintiffs employee and Laboratory Director, John P. Machnicki (“Machnicki”), issued a three-page expert report, opining that the design of the GE dryer permits the accumulation of…
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- Bruce C. Shrader v. Csx Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Bourjaily v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
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