In plaintiff’s suit against the defendants arising from injuries he sustained as an HVAC technician while working on defendants’ air conditioning equipment, trial court’s judgment in favor of defendants is reversed as the sophisticated user defense applies to the negligence cause of action, but not to the strict liability cause of action. 

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Appellate Information

Filed November 19, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Armstrong

CounselFor Appellant:  Metzger Law Group, Raphael Metzger and Gregory A. Coolidge

For Appellee:   Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad, Mary-Christine Sungaila, Dean A. Bochner; Atkins & Evans, Irwin S. Evans, Cynthia L. Sands; Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor, Kevin C. Mayer; Prindle, Decker & Amaro, James G. Murray

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