Robert Kirk, as Next Friend of Amanda Gryka, a Minor v. Hanes Corporation of North Carolina and Bic Corporation, a New York Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Robert Kirk appeals the summary judgment entered by the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in favor of Defendant Bic Corporation (Bic) in Kirk’s products liability suit. The district court certified this judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b), we have jurisdiction, and the judgment is AFFIRMED.
I
The facts in this case are not in dispute. On the morning of October 29, 1987, Diane Gryka returned home from work before her husband, Wayne Gryka, left for his job. Diane and Wayne smoked a pipe of marijuana together in their living room and,…
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