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Van Kleef v. Goodman Mfg. Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION
Jul 24, 2015
CASE NO. 4:15CV00176 BSM (E.D. Ark. Jul. 24, 2015)

Summary

rejecting the plaintiff's "contention that he should be compensated for the time lost in coordinating and waiting for repairs" and noting that, if the court held otherwise, "consumers could bring a lawsuit every time they were on hold with a company's customer service line while they waited to resolve a problem. Thus, to say that damages for lost time are recoverable in a products liability action makes no sense, and it is not commercially practicable."

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Opinion

CASE NO. 4:15CV00176 BSM

07-24-2015

JOHN VAN KLEEF PLAINTIFF v. GOODMAN MANUFACTURING CO., L.P., GOODMAN COMPANY, L.P, and GOODMAN GLOBAL, INC. DEFENDANTS


JUDGMENT

Consistent with the order entered this day, this case is hereby dismissed with prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 24th day of July 2015.

/s/_________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Van Kleef v. Goodman Mfg. Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION
Jul 24, 2015
CASE NO. 4:15CV00176 BSM (E.D. Ark. Jul. 24, 2015)

rejecting the plaintiff's "contention that he should be compensated for the time lost in coordinating and waiting for repairs" and noting that, if the court held otherwise, "consumers could bring a lawsuit every time they were on hold with a company's customer service line while they waited to resolve a problem. Thus, to say that damages for lost time are recoverable in a products liability action makes no sense, and it is not commercially practicable."

Summary of this case from In re Gen. Motors LLC Ignition Switch Litig.
Case details for

Van Kleef v. Goodman Mfg. Co.

Case Details

Full title:JOHN VAN KLEEF PLAINTIFF v. GOODMAN MANUFACTURING CO., L.P., GOODMAN…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS WESTERN DIVISION

Date published: Jul 24, 2015

Citations

CASE NO. 4:15CV00176 BSM (E.D. Ark. Jul. 24, 2015)

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