SMITH v. SCRIPTO-TOKAI CORP.

No. 99-1707.

170 F.Supp.2d 533 (2001)

Lee C. SMITH and Deborah Smith, Plaintiffs, v. SCRIPTO-TOKAI CORP. and TOKAI CORP., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania.

November 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Taylor, Richard G. Lewis, Jones, Gregg, Creehan & Gerace, Pittsburgh, PA, Stephen P. Moschetta, Nicole A. Moschetta, Joseph P. Moschetta & Associates, Washington, PA, for plaintiffs.

Carl A. Eck, Paul R. Robinson, Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek & Eck, Pittsburgh, PA, Keith A. Sipprelle, Mark K. Suzumoto, Van Etten, Suzumoto & Hag, San Amonica, CA, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM ORDER

CINDRICH, District Judge.

This is a case for damages arising out of a residential fire started by plaintiffs' three-year-old child using a butane utility lighter manufactured by defendants. On June 15, 2000, we granted defendants' motion to dismiss all claims except negligence. As to the negligence claim, we explained that we were bound to follow the Court of Appeals' decision in Griggs v. BIC Corp., 981 F.2d...

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