United States Eighth Circuit

Where plaintiffs' residence, the place where they purchased the allegedly defective item and the site of the accident were all in Louisiana, but defendant's home office is in Arkansas, Arkansas choice of law principles merit that Louisiana law applies to plaintiff's product liability claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/15/2001
• Published 05/15/2001

Judges

• HANSEN, Circuit Judge., Before HANSEN and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and WEBBER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James A. Rasmussen, argued, Wichita Falls, TX (Alfred F. Thompson, III, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick F. Haggerty, argued, Cleveland, OH (Michael E. Smith, Kevin A. Crass, on the brief), for appellee.