Defendant's Attorney: Carla De Leon Stafford and Stephani R. Johnson for Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
Andrew M. Bowman, Larry D. Ottaway, Peyton McMillin for Allstat Marketing Group, LLC
Tucker Hampton Tucker for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Ltd.
Description:
Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on product liability theories.
A party claiming damages under Manufacturers' Products Liability has the burden of proving each of the following:
1. Defendant manufactured/sold/leased the product;
2. Defendant was in the business of manufacturing/selling/leasing such products;
3. The product was defective and because of the defect, the product was unreasonably dangerous to a person or to the property of a person who uses, consumes, or might be reasonably expected to be affected by the product;
4. The product was defective at the time it was manufactured/sold/leased by Defendant or left its control;
5. Plaintiff was a person who used, consumed, or could have reasonably been affected by the product;
6. Plaintiff sustained personal injuries and/or damage to property directly caused by the defect in the product.
Outcome: Settled for an undisclosed sum and dismissed with prejudice.