Legal Opinion
Jennings v. BIC Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 1999No. 95-2963PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD S. SMITH, Senior Circuit Judge:
Selma Jennings and Maximo Edwards (collectively, “Jennings”) sued the makers and distributors of a pair of pajamas and of a disposable lighter after Maximo was injured when his pajamas caught fire. The District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted partial summary judgment to the BIC Corporation (“BIC”), holding that BIC had no duty to childproof its lighters under Florida law. The district court also denied Jennings’ motion for leave to amend the complaint to state a cause of action under the Consumer Products Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2051 et…
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