Legal Opinion
Bic Pen Corp. v. Carter Ex Rel. Carter
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 18, 2008No. 05-0835PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Medina
in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice HECHT, Justice O’NEILL, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice BRISTER, Justice JOHNSON, and Justice WILLETT joined.
Six-year-old Brittany Carter was severely burned when her five-year-old brother, Jonas, accidentally set fire to her dress with a J-26 model BIC lighter. Janace Carter, acting as Brittany’s next friend, sued BIC Pen Corporation claiming Brittany’s injuries resulted from manufacturing and design defects in the J-26 lighter. The jury found for Carter, awarding three million dollars in actual damages and two million dollars in exemplary damages. 1 The…
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- Brockert v. WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009
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