KATZENMEIER v. BLACKPOWDER PRODUCTS, INC.

No. 09-1146.

628 F.3d 948 (2010)

Jon D. KATZENMEIER, Plaintiff-Appellant, Julie Katzenmeier, Plaintiff, v. BLACKPOWDER PRODUCTS, INC., also known as Connecticut Valley Arms; Dikar S. Coop., LTD, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 10, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary A. Eaton , Tulsa, OK, for appellant.

James E. Singer , Atlanta, GA, Kevin M. Reynolds, Des Moines , IA, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Jon D. Katzenmeier was injured when a muzzleloader rifle manufactured and distributed by Blackpowder Products, Inc., (Blackpowder) and Dikar S. Coop. LTDA, exploded when he fired it for the first time. Dikar, a Spanish business organization, designs and manufactures muzzleloading firearms, and exclusively exports to Blackpowder, its U.S. subsidiary, muzzleloader rifles to market and sell to consumers in the United States.

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