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MATTHEWS v. REMINGTON ARMS CO., INC.

No. 09-31217.

641 F.3d 635 (2011)

Jerry MATTHEWS; Angie Matthews, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 18, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Addison Kennon Goff, IV (argued), Shelley A. Goff , Goff & Goff, Ruston, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Dale Gene Wills (argued), Catherine Basque Weiler , Swanson, Martin & Bell, L.L.P., Chicago, IL, David H. Nelson , Nelson, Zentner, Sartor & Snellings, L.L.C., Monroe, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BARKSDALE, DENNIS and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

RHESA H. BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

Following a bench trial, judgment was rendered against Jerry Matthews' claim under the Louisiana Products Liability Act (LPLA), LA.REV.STAT. ANN. §§ 9:2800.51-.59 (1988), for his injuries that resulted from his firing a Remington Model 710 rifle. When Matthews fired it, the bolt head, which was designed to be connected to the bolt body by a bolt-assembly pin, did not lock with the barrel, allowing an uncontained explosion...

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