NAPLES v. ACER AMERICA CORP.

Civil Action No. 95-592L.

970 F.Supp. 89 (1997)

Joseph P. NAPLES and Janice C. Naples, Plaintiffs, v. ACER AMERICA CORPORATION, Altos Computer Systems, Inc., now known as Acer America Corporation, and Altos Computer Systems, Unisys Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, and Tandy Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

July 10, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Corrente, Jeffrey S. Brenner, Corrente, Brill & Kusinitz, Providence, RI, Steven J. Philips, Levy, Phillips & Konigsberg, New York City, for Joseph P. Naples, Janice C. Naples.

Benjamin V. White, III, Kimberly A. Simpson, Vetter & White, Providence, RI, Robert J. Kashtan, Baker & McKenzie, New York City, Bruce H. Jackson, Valerie H. Diamond, Baker & McKenzie, San Francisco, CA, for Acer America, Altos Computer Systems.

Mark O. Denehy, Adler, Pollock & Sheehan, Providence, RI, Jeffrey L. Chase, Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C., New York City, Garineh S. Dovletian, Pozio, Bromberg & Newman, Morristown, NJ, for Unisys Corp.

Matthew F. Medeiros, Robert Karmen, Fausto C. Anguilla, Medeiros, Karmen & Sanford Inc., Providence, RI, Joseph A. D'Avanzo, Cerussi & Spring, White Plains, NY, for Intern. Business Machines.

Mark P. Dolan, Rice, Dolan & Kershaw, Providence, RI, Mark A. Fay, Providence, RI, Robert E. Quirk, Quirk & Bakalor, New York City, for Tandy Corp.


OPINION AND ORDER

LAGUEUX, Chief Judge.

In this product liability action, plaintiffs Joseph Naples and Janice Naples seek to recover for injuries sustained from Mr. Naples' long-term use of allegedly defective computer keyboards manufactured by defendants Acer America Corporation ("Acer"), Altos Computer Systems ("Altos"), Unisys Corporation ("Unisys") International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM"), and Tandy Corporation ("Tandy") The matter...

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