Legal Opinion
Kirk v. Hanes Corp. of North Carolina
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided September 5, 1991No. Civ. A. 90-70514PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT BIC’S JULY 30, 1991 MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
GADOLA, District Judge.
Defendant Bic Corporation (“Bic”) filed a motion for summary judgment July 30, 1991: plaintiff filed a response August 16, 1991. Oral argument was heard August 28, 1991.
BACKGROUND FACTS
This is a products liability action brought against Bic, the manufacturer of a disposable, butane lighter and Hanes Corporation of North Carolina (“Hanes”), a clothing manufacturer, for injuries suffered when an unsupervised five-year old, playing with the lighter, set flame to the t-shirt worn…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Ovall Dale Kendall v. The Hoover CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Robert Kirk, as Next Friend of Amanda Gryka, a Minor v. Hanes Corporation of North Carolina and Bic Corporation, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Bondie v. Bic Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Griggs v. Bic Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
- Treadway v. Smith & Wesson Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1996
- Carlson v. Bic Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1993
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