EFTING v. TOKAI CORP.

No. 98-0260-CV-W-9.

75 F.Supp.2d 1006 (1999)

Deborah EFTING, natural mother of Cheyenne Davidson, and Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company, Plaintiffs, v. TOKAI CORPORATION, et. al, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Missouri, Western Division.

October 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alex E. Garcia, Barbara A. Radnofsky, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, W. James Foland, Foland & Wickens, P.C., Kansas City, MO, Dwaine M. Massey, Conrad B. Guthrie, Jared I. Levinthal, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs.

Spencer J. Brown, Mimi E. Doherty, Deacy & Deacy, LLP, Kansas City, MO, for Defendants.


ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BARTLETT, Chief Judge.

This case stems from a fire that resulted in the death of four year old Cheyenne Davidson. Plaintiffs assert negligence and product liability claims against defendants Tokai Corporation (Tokai) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Scripto-Tokai Corporation (Scripto-Tokai).

The product involved in this case is a butane utility lighter marketed under...

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