{"id":6366,"date":"2016-12-19T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=6366"},"modified":"2016-12-19T15:46:50","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T15:46:50","slug":"u-s-court-appeals-reverses-product-liability-case-design-defect-claims-strict-liability-negligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-reverses-product-liability-case-design-defect-claims-strict-liability-negligence\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses Product Liability Case for Design Defect Claims Under Both Strict Liability and Negligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Juan Suarez used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goofoffproducts.com\/\">Goof Off,<\/a> an extremely flammable product made by the defendant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmbarr.com\/\">W.M. Barr &amp; Co.<\/a>, to remove paint from a basement floor. While he was removing the paint, a fire erupted in the basement and severely burned him. Suarez and his wife sued W.M. Barr claiming it chose not warn and for failing by producing a defective product design under Illinois law. After the U.S. District Court granted summary judgment in favor of Barr, the Suarezes appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>The appeals panel concluded that the district judge appropriately rejected the Suarezes\u2019 failure-to-warn claim. The warning label on the Goof Off can adequately identified the product\u2019s principal hazards, as well as the precautionary measures to be taken while using the product.<\/p>\n<p>However, the appeals panel reversed and remanded the district court\u2019s rejection of the Suarezes\u2019 design defect claims under both strict liability and negligence. The Suarezes have adequately shown that the fire may have been caused by static sparks created when Juan agitated Goof Off with a brush, as the warning label instructed.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-reverses-product-liability-case-design-defect-claims-strict-liability-negligence\/#more-6366\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juan Suarez used Goof Off, an extremely flammable product made by the defendant W.M. Barr &amp; Co., to remove paint from a basement floor. While he was removing the paint, a fire erupted in the basement and severely burned him. Suarez and his wife sued W.M. 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