Mary A. Holbrook, Mary E. Holbrook, Individually and as Mother and Next Friend of Daniel M. Holbrook v. Andersen Corporation

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

The Holbrooks’ two-and-a-half-year-old son, Daniel Holbrook, sustained severe and permanent injuries after falling through a second-floor window of the Holbrooks’ apartment. Because plaintiff Mark Holbrook was employed by the United States Navy at the time of the accident, the United States paid 80 percent of the costs of Daniel’s medical treatment under the Dependent’s Medical Care Act, 10 U.S.C. § 1071 (the “Dependent’s Act”). The Holbrooks then sued Andersen Corporation, the manufacturer of the window and screen, alleging negligence and product liability. The…