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EDWARDS v. GE LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC.

No. COA08-219.

668 S.E.2d 114 (2008)

Tammy C. EDWARDS, Administratrix of the Estate of Paul Roger Edwards, Plaintiff. v. GE LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC. and General Electric Company, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 4, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michaels & Michaels, P.A., by John A. Michaels, Raleigh, and Van Winkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes & Davis, P.A., by Allan R. Tarleton, Asheville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Smith Moore, L.L.P., by Jon Berkelhammer, Jeri Whitfield, and Lisa Shortt, Greensboro, for defendant-appellant.

Hedrick, Gardner, Kincheloe & Garofalo, L.L.P., by J. Douglas Grimes, Charlotte, for Amicus Curiae.

STEELMAN, Judge.

Where plaintiff's forecast of evidence failed to establish a claim under Woodson v. Rowland, the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion for summary judgment.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Defendant General Electric Lighting Systems, Inc. ("GELS") is a subsidiary of defendant General Electric Company ("G.E."). GELS manufactures industrial and highway lights through a process which requires metal parts...

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