Legal Opinion
Colon Ex Rel. Molina v. Bic USA, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 19, 2001No. 00 CIV. 3666(SAS)PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
In the afternoon of January 2, 1998, then six year-old Josué Colon stole away with his youriger brother to play with their great-aunt’s disposable cigarette lighter in the bathroom while she was watching television. Tragically, Josué succeeded in igniting his own shirt, inflicting severe burns on his torso and neck. Josué, an infant under the age of fourteen by his mother, Iris Molina, and Iris Molina, individually, bring this personal injury action against defendant BIC USA, Inc. (“BIC”), based on common law tort theories of negligence, strict…
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