Edwards v. GE Lighting Systems, Inc.

STEELMAN, Judge.

Where plaintiff’s forecast of evidence failed to establish a claim under Woodson v. Rowland, the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Defendant General Electric Lighting Systems, Inc. (“GELS”) is a subsidiary of defendant General Electric Company (“G.E.”). GELS manufactures industrial and highway lights through a process which requires metal parts to be baked in annealing ovens in an oxygen-free gas which contains a high concentration of carbon monoxide. The oxygen-free gas is produced by an exothermic…