GONZALEZ v. IDEAL TILE IMPORTING


877 A.2d 1247 (2005)

184 N.J. 415

Armando GONZALEZ and Mirna Padilla Gonzalez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. IDEAL TILE IMPORTING CO., INC., John Doe, Agent or Employee, Name Being Fictitious, Kalmar-AC of Columbus, Inc., Kalmar-AC Handling Systems, Inc., Lift Trucks, Inc., Henson Truck & Forklift Service, ABC Companies 6-10, Names Being Fictitious, John Does 2-5, Names Being Fictitious and John Does 6-10, Names Being Fictitious, Defendants, and Komatsu Forklift U.S.A., Inc., Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 27, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Schottland, Freehold, argued the cause for appellants (Shottland, Manning, Caliendo & Thomson, attorneys; Mr. Schottland and Tennant D. MaGee, on the briefs).

William J. Ricci, Philadelphia, PA, argued the cause for respondent (Lavin, O'Neil, Ricci, Cedrone & DiSipio, attorneys).


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff, Armando Gonzalez, was seriously injured when he was struck by a forklift operated by a co-worker. He sued the forklift's first-stage manufacturer (defendant Komatsu), contending that it should have installed additional warning devices on the machine in order to make its operation safe.1 Komatsu moved for summary judgment on the ground that state tort claims for workplace...

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