Rodney Todd, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Tiffany Todd v. Societe Bic, S.A., and Bic Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1994-05-26

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MANION, Circuit Judge. Two-year-old Tiffany Todd died tragically when four-year-old Cori Smith used a Bic lighter to start a fire in Tiffany’s bedroom. Tiffany’s estate sued the lighter manufacturer and the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. After rehearing the appeal en banc, 1 a majority of < ="1" "1404"…

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