Legal Opinion

Lilybet Farias v. Mr. Heater, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 21, 2012No. 11-10405PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARKETT, Circuit Judge:

Lilybet Farias appeals from an adverse summary judgment and the denial of her Rule 59 motion for reconsideration in favor of Mr. Heater, Inc., Enerco Group, Inc., and the Home Depot, Inc., (Defendants), on her claims of strict products liability 1 and negligent failure to warn. Farias asserts that the Defendants negligently failed to warn her of the danger which could result from the indoor use of the two propane gas-fired infra-red portable heaters that she purchased from Home Depot and which had been manufactured by Enerco and Mr. Heater. As a result of the allegedly…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Felix v. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1989
  2. Fanin v. United States Department of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
  3. Scheman-Gonzalez v. Saber Mfg. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  4. Stanley Industries, Inc. v. WM Barr & Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1992
  5. Byrnes v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1994

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. Hernandez v. Altec Environmental Products, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2012
  4. Crawfordsville Town & Country Home Center, Inc. v. Odilon Elias Cordova, Jamie Busse, and Do It Best CorpIndiana Court of Appeals · 2019
  5. Davis v. Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLCDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2022

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