Hernandez v. Hannifin Press Co.

This is a product liability action brought by plaintiffs Ruben and Edith Hernandez, husband and wife, arising out of a workplace accident involving plaintiffs operation of a hydraulic trim press in 1990. In addition to the moving party, the defendants are Schuler Incorporated (hereinafter “Schuler”), Hannifin Press Company, a division of defendant Parker-Hannifin Corporation, which manufactured the press (hereinafter “Parker”), Magnesium Castings Company, which was the original purchaser of the press, and PH Hydraulics and Automation (whose relationship to the accident is unclear from the…