LITTLEJOHN v. BIC CORP.

Civ. A. No. 85-5952.

697 F.Supp. 192 (1988)

Cynthia LITTLEJOHN, Plaintiff, v. BIC CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. BIC CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. Mel D. KARDOS, Respondent.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

October 11, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mel D. Kardos, Newtown, Pa., for Littlejohn.

Robert C. Heim, Debra L. Subar, Philadelphia, Pa., for Mel D. Kardos.

William C. Foster, Philadelphia, Pa., for Bic Corp., Bic Societe, S.A.

Katherine Hatton, Samuel E. Klein, Kohn, Savett, Klein & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., for Phila. Newspapers, Inc.

Michael B. Oropollo, Hoagland Longo Oropollo & Moran, New Brunswick, N.J., for Bic Corp. pro hac vice.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

KATZ, District Judge.

A. Findings of Fact

1. Plaintiff Cynthia Littlejohn commenced this products liability action against defendant Bic Corporation ("Bic") on October 1, 1985. Plaintiff sought damages for injuries she sustained when a lighter manufactured by Bic ignited while in the pocket of her clothing. Littlejohn's attorney is respondent Mel D. Kardos...

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