Fisher v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. Product Liability Trust

*1184Opinion

VARTABEDIAN, J.

In this case, the widow of a man burned to death by hot oil expelled by a voltage regulator brought a products liability claim against the manufacturer of the regulator and the purported successor in interest of the manufacturer. On a postjudgment motion, the trial court ruled that (1) plaintiff was entitled to relief from defendants’ requests for admission that were deemed admitted, (2) without the deemed admissions, summary judgment for defendant Allis-Chalmers Corporation Product Liability Trust (Allis Trust) was no longer appropriate, and (3) defendant Siemens Energy…