SHAW v. DOW BRANDS, INC.

No. 92-2323.

994 F.2d 364 (1993)

Billy Joe SHAW, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DOW BRANDS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 18, 1993.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied July 13, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul F. Henry (argued), Richard K. Kruger, Mary Susan Henry, Kruger & Henry, Metropolis, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas F. Crosby, Winters, Brewster, Murphy, Crosby & Patchett, Marion, IL (argued), for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS and ROVNER, Circuit Judges, and SHADUR, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied July 13, 1993.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Billy Joe Shaw claims his lungs were permanently damaged when, on August 12, 1990, he tried to clean his bathroom. Shaw mixed something called "X-14 Instant Mildew Stain Remover" with Dow Bathroom Cleaner, a product manufactured by defendant. Though he opened the windows, set the ceiling fan swirling and let the air conditioner blow, Shaw was twice overcome by the...

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