Legal Opinion
Darren Lee v. Airgas - Mid South, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2015No. 14-3081PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
After Darren Lee was blinded in one eye while attaching an oxygen tank to his welder, he brought this diversity suit against the manufacturer of the pressure regulator and several John Doe defendants. Lee voluntarily dismissed the claims against the regulator manufacturer, but moved to amend his complaint to substitute Airgas USA, LLC (Airgas LLC), and Airgas — Mid South, Inc. (Airgas Mid-South), the alleged supplier of Lee’s oxygen tank, for John Does 1 and 2. The district court 1 permitted the amendment as to Airgas Mid-South but ultimately dismissed the suit, reasoning…
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