Fluke Corp. v. LeMaster

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice MINTON.

I. INTRODUCTION.

We accepted discretionary review in this products liability case to resolve whether the Court of Appeals properly adopted foreign authority and correctly held that equitable estoppel barred the product manufacturer’s statute of limitations defense because the manufacturer allegedly concealed product defects from government regulatory agencies. We also address whether the holding of the Court of Appeals properly expanded the discovery rule beyond the classes of cases currently recognized by Kentucky law.

We conclude that the Court of…