Legal Opinion
Wahlstrom v. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided August 17, 1992No. Civ. H-90-481 (AHN)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEVAS, District Judge.
After review and over objection, the Magistrate’s Recommended Ruling is approved, adopted and ratified.
SO ORDERED.
RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
LATIMER, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiffs bring this diversity action, cf. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), as administrators of the estate of Scott Wahlstrom, their 17-year old son who died leaving no dependents. They seek wrongful death damages under the Connecticut Product Liability Act, Conn.Gen.Stat. § 52-572m, et seq., including punitive damages, from the defendant Kawasaki companies that designed,…
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Wahlstrom v. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Shield v. Bayliner Marine Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1993
- Emery v. Rock Island Boatworks, Inc.District Court, C.D. Illinois · 1994
- Friedman v. Cunard Line Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1998
- Horsley ex rel. Horsley v. Mobil Oil Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1993
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