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TORRES-RIOS v. LPS LABORATORIES, INC.

No. 97-2424.

152 F.3d 11 (1998)

Ana Maria TORRES-RIOS, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. LPS LABORATORIES, INC., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 4, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Mudd, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

G. William Austin and Jorge F. Freyre, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.

COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

This product liability action arises from a workplace accident in which a cleaning product manufactured by LPS Laboratories, Inc. was ignited by sparks from a welding torch, triggering a flash fire that severely burned Felix Martinez Diaz. Martinez' wife and two daughters brought suit, claiming primarily that the warnings contained in the safety instructions accompanying the product were inadequate. The district court granted summary...

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