Bic Pen Corporation v. Janice M. Carter, Individually and as Next Friend of Brittany Carter, Jonas Carter, and Tarasha Gipson

NUMBER 13-03-560-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

BIC PEN CORPORATION, Appellant,

v.

JANICE M. CARTER, INDIVIDUALLY

AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF BRITTANY

CARTER, JONAS CARTER AND

TARASHA GIPSON, Appellee.

On appeal from the 130th District Court of Matagorda County, Texas.

O P I N I O N

Before Justices Hinojosa, Yañez, and Garza

Opinion by Justice Garza

This is a products liability case. Six-year-old Brittany Carter sustained third-degree burns to over 55 percent of her body when her five-year-old brother Jonas accidently set fire to her dress using a model J-26 lighter…