Sedlock Ex Rel. Sedlock v. Bic Corp.

ORDER

COLLINSON, Senior District Judge.

This is a products liability action brought by the minor plaintiff and her parents against defendants Bic Corporation, Wal- Mart Stores, Inc., and Andover Togs, Inc. as a result of personal injuries suffered by the minor plaintiff, Season Sedlock, on November 24, 1984. The plaintiffs allege the minor plaintiff was severely burned when a Bic lighter flared up and caused the shirt she was wearing to ignite. The plaintiffs further allege that the shirt manufactured by Andover Togs, Inc. and sold by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. was unreasonably dangerous due to its…