United States Third Circuit

Based upon the Supreme Court of Tennessee's resolution of several certified questions about its corporations law, defendant corporation, which dissolved in 1986, is not liable for injuries caused by its products eight years after its dissolution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/12/2000
• Decided 10/24/2002
• Published 10/24/2002

Judges

• Before SCIRICA, and AMBRO, Circuit Judges, and POLLAK, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Matthew L. Kurzweg (Argued), Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Wayne W. Ringeisen (Argued), Arnd N. von Waldow, Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee Kent Reynolds, as Escrow Agent on Behalf of the Former Shareholders of Piper Industries, Inc., Clem C. Trischler (Argued), Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee Hiniker Company.